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More positive tests, canceled workouts add to MLB unease

As baseball nears the two-week countdown to the start of its delayed season, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep more ...

A's lefty Diekman questions whether there will be a season

Jake Diekman has serious questions about Major League Baseball's ability to pull off a season given the issues everywhere ...

1st 60: How MLB standouts fared in what will equal full 2020

Cody Bellinger was well on his way to becoming the National League MVP only 60 games into last season for the Los Angeles ...

Nats, Astros, Cards cancel workouts over virus testing delay

Baseball's two World Series teams canceled workouts Monday because of coronavirus testing delays that one executive worried ...

MLB releases pandemic-shortened schedule amid testing delays

Major League Baseball released its pandemic-shortened schedule Monday, featuring a tantalizing season opener between the New ...

MLB '20 schedule: Yanks-Nats, Giants-Dodgers open on July 23

Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole and a pair of high-profile matchups are set for opening day as Major League Baseball begins its ...

Asymptomatic All-Star slugger Gallo tests positive for virus

All-Star slugger Joey Gallo tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the outfielder who is asymptomatic to miss the start ...

King Félix opts out of MLB season, Doolittle on fence

Former Cy Young Award winner Félix Hernández has joined the list of major leaguers opting out of the 2020 season due to the ...

Correa asks wife to stay out of salons until season ends

Houston Astos shortstop Carlos Correa is so serious about not contracting the coronavirus that he’s asked his wife, Daniella, ...

Determined Ohtani charging back into 2-way role for Angels

Shohei Ohtani is doing twice as much work as his Los Angeles Angels teammates again, and he's thrilled about it. The majors' ...

Dodgers pitcher Price won't play this year because of virus

Dodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los ...

Trout uncertain, All-Star Game off as MLB gets back on field

His N-95 mask squarely in place, Mike Trout stroked line drives, streaked around the bases and caught flyballs at Angel ...

AL MVP Trout still doesn't feel comfortable about this year

Mike Trout rounded third base wearing a white N-95 mask Friday morning as he participated in the Los Angeles Angels first ...

Zooming in to start unprecedented MLB summer camp amid virus

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward was going to address his entire team before the start of MLB's unprecedented summer ...

Shohei Ohtani returns to 2-way role with Angels this season

Shohei Ohtani will resume his two-way career with the Los Angeles Angels when baseball returns. Angels general manager Billy ...

What Would Have Been: World Series rematch at MLB midpoint

Major League Baseball is set to resume “spring training” this week while moving toward the start of a shortened 60-game ...

Astros hope to move on from cheating scandal as MLB restarts

The first round of spring training was dominated by fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scam. Players were plunked ...

Baseball scrambles back into action amid lingering concerns

Ron Gardenhire and Dusty Baker are a little uneasy. Jim Crane hopes his Houston Astros can play in front of fans at some ...

AP source: Rockies star Blackmon tests positive for virus

All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have ...

AP Source: Pujols pays Angels' furloughed Dominican staff

Albert Pujols will pay the salaries of the Los Angeles Angels' furloughed employees in his native Dominican Republic for five ...