MLB
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MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that ...
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Column: Fake baseball fans, and the 'roar' of the 'crowd'
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - Random midsummer baseball moment: Chicago Cubs first baseman Victor Caratini knocks a sharp seventh-inning single to center off White Sox reliever Jimmy Lambert. As Cara...
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Big league debuts to be made without family, friends on hand
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The moment that young right-hander Brady Singer steps onto the mound for the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Cleveland will no doubt be surreal...
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Orioles, Maryland in talks about Blue Jays in Baltimore
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland have had talk about the team sharing Oriole Park at Camden Yards with the displaced Toronto Blue Jays amid...
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White Sox reinstate star 3B Moncada in time for opener
Jul 23, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox reinstated Yoán Moncada from the injured list on Thursday, clearing the way for their star third baseman to open the season in the ...
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Cubs won't be expected to 'stick to sports'Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein does not expect his players to “stick to sports.” Epstein had some strong comments Thursday regarding the current climate in American sports,...
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Epstein has faith in rebuilt Cubs bullpenJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The Cubs stressed pitching depth when paring down the final 30-man roster for opening day, keeping 16 pitchers and 14 position players. That meant there was essentially ...
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MLB returns ball kids to lines after feedback from clubs
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - It looks as if Christian Yelich is going to get some help. Same for Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball's corner outfielders. Major League Baseball has a...
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MLB allows Black Lives Matter, social justice jersey patches
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball players have the option of having a patch with 'œBlack Lives Matter'ť or 'œUnited For Change'ť on a jersey sleeve on opening day of...
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Record drought: Nats aim to be 1st repeat champ since Yanks
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Manager Dave Martinez got a kick out of seeing World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg and other Washington Nationals finally open their championship rings ...