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Nation World
Minor leagues get a reset with 120-team regional alignment
Baseball
Iowa native to crunch numbers for Major League Baseball Players Association
Alumnus of Drake, Craig Edwards spent six years as a lawyer before becoming a baseball writer and analyst
Baseball
Baseball great Phil Niekro dies of cancer at 81
Knuckleball master won 318 games and pitched until he was 48 years old
Mlb
'It is time to move forward': Cleveland Indians officially begin process to change team name
The club will still be called the Indians while they search for a new identity.
Nation World
Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB's first female general manager
Ng (pronounced Ang) won three World Series rings while spending 21 years in the front offices of the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nation World
Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field after testing positive for COVID-19
The Dodgers third baseman was removed in the middle of Game 6 of the World Series after MLB informed the team of the test result. He later returned to celebrate.
Mlb
'This was a gut punch' | Ozzie Smith remembers his late friend and fellow Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson
One Cardinals legend remembers another, as Ozzie Smith looks back on the life and legacy of his friend, Bob Gibson
Nation World
After absent from ballpark for Braves game, Mets' Yoenis Céspedes opts out of season
New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen says Céspedes opted out of the rest of the season for 'COVID-related reasons' after he didn't report to the Atlanta ballpark.
Coronavirus
MLB commissioner confident season can get through playoffs despite coronavirus
Just 1 1/2 weeks into a pandemic-delayed regular baseball season shortened from 162 games per team to 60, COVID-19 has forced 19 postponements.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 jams MLB, affecting 8 teams in first 9 days of season
Friday's game between St. Louis and Milwaukee is the latest to be postponed after two Cardinals players tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sports
Safety of MLB season in question following Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak
“So far, they’ll just ride this out. Now, if it hits multiple teams, it’s a different story"
Nation World
President Trump now says he won't throw first pitch at Yankees game
Just three days ago, Trump revealed during a White House briefing that he'd throw the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15.
Baseball
Iowa native to crunch numbers for Major League Baseball Players Association
Alumnus of Drake, Craig Edwards spent six years as a lawyer before becoming a baseball writer and analyst
Baseball
Baseball great Phil Niekro dies of cancer at 81
Knuckleball master won 318 games and pitched until he was 48 years old
Mlb
'It is time to move forward': Cleveland Indians officially begin process to change team name
The club will still be called the Indians while they search for a new identity.
Nation World
Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB's first female general manager
Ng (pronounced Ang) won three World Series rings while spending 21 years in the front offices of the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nation World
Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field after testing positive for COVID-19
The Dodgers third baseman was removed in the middle of Game 6 of the World Series after MLB informed the team of the test result. He later returned to celebrate.
Mlb
'This was a gut punch' | Ozzie Smith remembers his late friend and fellow Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson
One Cardinals legend remembers another, as Ozzie Smith looks back on the life and legacy of his friend, Bob Gibson
Nation World
After absent from ballpark for Braves game, Mets' Yoenis Céspedes opts out of season
New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen says Céspedes opted out of the rest of the season for 'COVID-related reasons' after he didn't report to the Atlanta ballpark.
Coronavirus
MLB commissioner confident season can get through playoffs despite coronavirus
Just 1 1/2 weeks into a pandemic-delayed regular baseball season shortened from 162 games per team to 60, COVID-19 has forced 19 postponements.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 jams MLB, affecting 8 teams in first 9 days of season
Friday's game between St. Louis and Milwaukee is the latest to be postponed after two Cardinals players tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sports
Safety of MLB season in question following Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak
“So far, they’ll just ride this out. Now, if it hits multiple teams, it’s a different story"
Nation World
President Trump now says he won't throw first pitch at Yankees game
Just three days ago, Trump revealed during a White House briefing that he'd throw the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15.
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