Video: The Cubs’ Quiet Offseason
Video: The Cubs’ Quiet Offseason Jeff Todd tackles the Cubs’ quiet offseason and 2020 outlook in today’s video. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/video-the-cubs-quiet-offseason.html
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Today in Baseball: MLB owners drive Bill Veeck away
Today in Baseball: MLB owners drive Bill Veeck away Today, 67 years ago, six MLB owners but two voted against Bill Veeck’s plan to move the ailing St. Louis Browns to Baltimore. This signaled the end of Veeck as the owner of the St. Louis Browns. Through the decades, the St. Louis Browns served as…
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Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 16, 2020
Baseball Mexico: Monday, March 16, 2020 by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ CORONAVIRUS PANIC DELAYS LMB SEASON FIVE WEEKS When fears over the coronavirus grounded every other professional baseball league around the world to a halt, the Mexican League still expected to begin their 2020 schedule on April 6 as planned. That changed Saturday morning when…
DetailsMLB Further Delays Opening Day In Accordance With CDC Recommendations
MLB Further Delays Opening Day In Accordance With CDC Recommendations Following last night’s recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Major League Baseball has issued a new statement confirming that Opening Day will be delayed considerably later than the original April 9 date: Today Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. conducted a conference call…
DetailsBen Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 3/16/20
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 3/16/20 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ben-clemens-fangraphs-chat-3-16-20/
DetailsListen to Episode 2 of ‘Pinstripe Pod’: When Will Baseball Return?
Listen to Episode 2 of ‘Pinstripe Pod’: When Will Baseball Return? With baseball and sports in general on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, we bring you Episode 2 of the “Pinstripe Pod” with Chris Shearn and former Yankees pitcher Jeff Nelson. Shearn and Nellie open the show talking about the coronavirus and the impact it…
DetailsManfred: “We Are Not Going To Start On April 9”
Manfred: “We Are Not Going To Start On April 9” 12:05pm: Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets that Manfred confirmed the obvious, during a conference call, plainly stating: “We are not going to start on April 9.” Unsurprisingly, Goold notes that owners are still hoping to enjoy the revenue of a full 162-game…
DetailsHow MLB, union are moving closer to coronavirus answers
How MLB, union are moving closer to coronavirus answers The Players Association sent a counter-proposal Sunday night to MLB’s original overture on how to handle a myriad of issues impacting baseball during the coronavirus-related hiatus, such as whether or not players will be paid, The Post has learned. The union was anticipating a response perhaps…
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Americas Olympic Baseball qualifier postponed Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PHOENIX (AZ), USA — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), together with host USA Baseball, announced the postponing of the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 due to player, personnel and spectator health and safety measures to…
DetailsCOVID-19 Roundup: The First Player Has Tested Positive
COVID-19 Roundup: The First Player Has Tested Positive This is the first installment of what we plan to make a daily series in which the FanGraphs staff rounds up the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 virus’ effect on baseball. With thousands of players in major and minor league camps this spring amid what has grown…
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