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The memo, which was sent to clubs Wednesday, cites the Miami Marlins’ outbreak. “MLB investigators have now conducted a thorough investigation of the factors contributing to the spread of the virus within the Marlins traveling party, and our decision to revise the protocols … is based on many of the things that we learned,” the …

Security sent by team management to the Mets’ hotel found no trace of Céspedes or his belongings, and the team remained unaware of the 34-year-old’s decision not to play the rest of the season until late in the game against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets had earlier released a statement saying Céspedes made no explanation …

Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that the MLB season could be in trouble after there was a coronavirus outbreak within the Miami Marlins organization. “This could put it in danger,” Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said. “I don’t believe they need to stop, but we just need to follow this and see what happens …

I turn on the television at 3:40 ET Monday afternoon and see Chris Bassitt, in that resplendent kelly green A’s jersey, warming up to face the Los Angeles Angels in an afternoon game on a bright, sunny day in Oakland, California. Mike Trout will hit second for the Angels. Shohei Ohtani is back in the …

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger of failing without government assistance or private equity injections. The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor league governing body …

1 Pick: 1B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona State ($8,415,300 slot value) The Tigers taking Torkelson is close to a lock at this point. The alternative is more likely Texas A&M lefty Asa Lacy than Vanderbilt super utility player Austin Martin, but it appears Detroit is strongly leaning toward Torkelson. He is the “safest” of the draft’s …

Major League Baseball will conduct its 2020 amateur draft this week, with the first round on Wednesday and the following four on Thursday. Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, this year’s draft will be held virtually rather than in-person and alongside the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska as originally planned. This year’s …

Gregory Bull/Associated Press Amid uncertainty around the 2020 Minor League Baseball season, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price is reportedly going to pay each of the team’s minor leaguers $1,000. As first reported by baseball journalist Francys Romero and confirmed by ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, Price will pay around 200 Dodgers minor leaguers not on the …

The integrity of Major League Baseball has been compromised in recent seasons due to two electronic sign-stealing scandals — the Houston Astros in 2017 and the Boston Red Sox in 2018 — with both teams going on to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series those years. The Astros’ cheating was more egregious …