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AP source: MLB owners OK plan that could lead to July startMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starti...
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Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodiesMay 11, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of p...
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Rozner: There's one big obstacle to having a 2020 baseball seasonMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - Credit Rob Manfred with continuing to throw ideas at the wall until one of them finally stuck. It appears the commissioner has found a plan that will allow for about hal...
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Gregor: Is the time right for Major League Baseball to return?May 11, 2020 1:00 am - On a conference call last week, new White Sox designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion sure sounded like he was close to getting ramped up for an abbreviated season. Encarnac...
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This Date in BaseballMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - May 11 1904 - Cy Young's 23-inning no-hit string ended. The streak included two innings on April 25, six on April 30, a perfect game against the Philadelphia A's on May ...
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Column: Will the new coronavirus kill spitting in sports?May 10, 2020 7:00 am - We come not to praise the loogie, but to bury it. Already banned on sidewalks, outlawed indoors and pooh-poohed by polite society, that gob of saliva and Lord-knows-what...
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Chatwood confident he can be key contributor for Cubs as No. 5 starterMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball March 12, the Cubs' starting rotation was falling into place. New manager David Ross never got around to officially an...
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Rozner: 'Last Dance' began with Jordan's abrupt departureMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Lefebvre did not think he was getting fired. He had the support of Cubs players. He had the support of Harry Caray - which was no small item back then. He had the su...
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Former Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt diesMay 09, 2020 7:00 am - BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) - Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died. She was 101....
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AP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5May 09, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million. Clubs gained the ...