The coronavirus pandemic is decimating minor league baseball, with “hundreds” of players released on Thursday and hundreds more expecting the same fate, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported.Passan said the… MORE
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Widow: Halladay was an addict
Roy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who died operating an aircraft, was an addict in the estimation of his widow, who revealed the opinion in a documentary to air Friday.”Imperfect: The Roy Halladay… MORE
Players building counter to MLB’s pay-cut proposal
Upset with MLB’s economic offer to players, the Major League Baseball Players Association soon will present a counteroffer to owners that includes a schedule of more than 100 games and an accompanying… MORE
Former Braves C Pocoroba dies at 66
Former Atlanta Braves catcher Biff Pocoroba, an All-Star in 1978, died at the age of 66, the team announced Wednesday.No cause of death was announced.A 17th-round draft choice by Atlanta in 1971… MORE
A’s, Dodgers cut employees’ salaries amid pandemic
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A’s announced cost-cutting moves Tuesday in response to baseball’s ongoing shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Dodgers announced that they are cutting emp… MORE
Reports: Players balk at MLB’s pay-cut proposal
Major League Baseball presented its players union with a revised economic plan for the yet-to-start 2020 season on Tuesday, proposing a sliding-scale of pay cuts, with the top-paid stars due to take t… MORE
Report: MLB owners propose lower salary for top-paid players
Major League Baseball owners reportedly proposed a sliding scale for salary reductions that would call for greater pay cuts for higher-paid players.USA Today reported the proposal replaces what had… MORE
KBO suspends ex-Pirates INF Kang for year
Free agent infielder Jung Ho Kang, who played four of the past five years for the Pittsburgh Pirates, received a one-year suspension from the Korea Baseball Organization on Monday in connection with t… MORE
Japanese baseball season to start June 19
Pro baseball in Japan will begin its season on June 19, approximately three months later than scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic.There will be no fans in the stands when the Nippon Profe… MORE
Nationals’ WS rings replete with homage to ‘Baby Shark’
The Washington Nationals unveiled their 2019 World Series championship rings Sunday, one year to the day when they were 12 games under .500.During a live show on MLB Network, the rings featuring mo… MORE
