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Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season due to coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK (UPI) -- While Major League Baseball prepares to start the 2020 season next month, baseball's minor leagues canceled its seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor league governing body, made the expected announcement Tuesday. The season's fate was essentially sealed when MLB informed minor league clubs that it would not be providing players to them this season because of the COVID-19 outbreak. It is the first time in the history […]

todayJune 30, 2020 6

MLB News

New York Mets sign veteran OF Melky Cabrera, two others

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The New York Mets signed three veteran players, including former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Melky Cabrera, to minor league contracts. The Mets announced the additions of right-handed pitcher Hunter Strickland, infielder Gordon Beckham and Cabrera on Monday. New York also re-signed outfielder Ryan Cordell and right-hander Erasmo Ramirez. The team said the five players will be part of their 60-player pool, which is up to 50. Cabrera -- an All-Star selection in 2012 -- played for the […]

todayJune 30, 2020 27

MLB News

MLB restart likely to include quirky finishes, underdog contenders

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The 2020 MLB season will be unlike any other when it begins in July after a four-month delay. Quirky rules for extra innings will allow for new excitement, while a shorter season could make underdogs World Series contenders. MLB team owners and players agreed this week to safety protocols for a resumed 2020 season after play was suspended during spring training in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 regular season will start July 23 […]

todayJune 26, 2020 17

MLB News

MLB team owners propose 76-game season; July 4 start unlikely

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners made a new proposal to players for a resumed season on Monday with a tentative schedule of 76 games and a July 10 start to the suspended 2020 campaign. Sources told ESPN, The Athletic and MLB Network about the proposal. Players would receive 75 percent of their salaries under the terms of the new plan. The offer likely nixes a previous tentative start date of July 4. Owners had considered […]

todayJune 8, 2020 3

Entertainment

White Sox play-by-play broadcaster Ed Farmer has passed away

Ed Farmer, the radio voice for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 70 years old. Farmer had been in poor health. He actually missed the end of the 2019 season due to medical problems. The Chicago native was the fifth-round pick of the Cleveland Indians in the 1967 MLB Draft and made his debut with them in 1971. From there he would go to Detroit, Philly, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Texas before joining his hometown White Sox in 1979. […]

todayApril 2, 2020 14

MLB News

MLB cancels June series between Cardinals, Cubs in London

NEW YORK/LONDON (UPI) -- Major League Baseball on Wednesday canceled the 2020 London series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, which had been scheduled for June, because of the coronavirus pandemic. "We are facing an unprecedented situation and nothing is more important than the health and safety of our players, employees and fans," MLB said in a statement. "We send our best wishes to all individuals and communities that have been impacted by COVID-19." The Cubs and Cardinals […]

todayApril 1, 2020 17

MLB News

Cardinals sign renewal contract for ace Jack Flaherty for 2020 season

ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed/Ambush Sports) — Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty has been renewed for the 2020 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, according to a press release Sunday. MLB sources stated in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Flaherty will earn $604,500 in 2020, although the Cardinals organization did not officially release any financial terms. Under team policy, if the club has to renew a contract, a player’s salary is reduced by $10,000. That penalty was offset by a $10,000 […]

todayMarch 8, 2020 3

MLB News

Yankees, All-Star pitcher Cole ink $324 million deal over nine seasons

NEW YORK (UPI) -- All-Star free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole is set to join the New York Yankees with a record-setting $324 million contract. MLB.com, ESPN and The Athletic reported the nine-year pact includes a full no-trade clause and sets new records for total contract value for a free agent pitcher and average annual value for any free agent, at $36 million per season. The $324 million pact eclipsed the seven-year, $245 million contract Stephen Strasburg signed Monday with the […]

todayDecember 11, 2019 9

MLB News

Callaway booted as Mets manager after two seasons

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A 86-76 2019 campaign was not enough to keep the manager of the New York's National League franchise around for another season. The New York Mets organization announced the firing of manager Mickey Callaway after two seasons leading the club, despite a surge late in the season that put the team in the hunt for postseason play. The Mets fell short of earning a playoff berth by three games, which may have led to a […]

todayOctober 3, 2019 24

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