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Minor leagues get a reset with 120-team regional alignment

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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.

WATCH | 47th Annual Variety Telethon

Ames resident faces charges related to crimes dating back to 2019

Dust off that grill, a warm, beautiful Sunday is on the way!

Weather Update: March 6, 2021

IGHSAU basketball day 1: buzzer beater headlines 5A quarterfinals

Wayne Gretzky delivers emotional eulogy at father's funeral

Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants

Biden to mark 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting-rights order

Local 5 - weareiowa.com | Des Moines Local News & Weather | Des Moines, Iowa

Minor leagues get a reset with 120-team regional alignment

Iowa native to crunch numbers for Major League Baseball Players Association

Baseball great Phil Niekro dies of cancer at 81

'It is time to move forward': Cleveland Indians officially begin process to change team name

Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB's first female general manager

Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field after testing positive for COVID-19

'This was a gut punch' | Ozzie Smith remembers his late friend and fellow Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson

After absent from ballpark for Braves game, Mets' Yoenis Céspedes opts out of season

MLB commissioner confident season can get through playoffs despite coronavirus

COVID-19 jams MLB, affecting 8 teams in first 9 days of season

Safety of MLB season in question following Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak

President Trump now says he won't throw first pitch at Yankees game

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