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Trump talks with US pro sports leaders to discuss virus

President Donald Trump met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected ...

Federal judge tosses fan lawsuit vs. MLB, Astros, Red Sox

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by fantasy sports contestants who claimed they were damaged by sign stealing in Major ...

VIRUS DIARY: Fantasy baseball, when real ball is the fantasy

"People ask me what I do in winter when there is no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for ...

Big league vets with minor league deals get up to $50,000

About 370 players who were at big league spring training with minor league contracts will get advance payments of up to ...

Ed Farmer, White Sox broadcaster, former pitcher, dies at 70

Ed Farmer rooted for the White Sox growing up on Chicago's South Side and went on to become an All-Star reliever for them.

Call to arms: Compressed schedule could mean more pitchers

When and if opening day comes around this year, New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake anticipates a brimming bullpen.

Rangers vet Choo giving $1K each to 191 Texas minor leaguers

Rangers veteran Shin-Soo Choo is helping out financially strapped minor league players with the season on hold, giving $1,000 ...

A's minor league manager on ventilator due to coronavirus

Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison is hospitalized in Louisiana and on a ventilator with the ...

6-man rotations? Piggybacking starters? Pitching, post virus

Even with major leaguers likely to receive some semblance of another spring training to get ready, teams are going to have ...

NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

Widely hailed as the right thing to do for student-athlete welfare, the NCAA's decision to extend spring sports athletes' ...

Noted doctor Andrews temporarily halts Tommy John surgeries

Prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews has temporarily halted Tommy John operations at his Florida medical center in ...

AP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outset

Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of ...

Masks on the field? Ahmed ready if games can be played

In order to get back on the baseball field, Nick Ahmed is willing to play as a masked man. The two-time Gold Glove shortstop ...

MLB extends support to minor leaguers through May

Major League Baseball is extending its financial support to minor league players through May while suspending their contracts ...

Red Sox LHP Sale has Tommy John Surgery

Red Sox starter Chris Sale had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow on Monday, his 31st birthday, waiting 11 days after ...

As MLB ponders post-virus season, players worry about health

As Major League Baseball and the players' union contemplate various ways to create a schedule for whenever the coronavirus ...

MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that's fine with the players.

AP sources: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trim

Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled ...

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a ...

A realistic simulation: Trout is opening day Strat star

Mike Trout hit two home runs off Zack Greinke and scored four times to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros ...