Dr. James Andrews suspends Tommy John surgeries at his offices  —  With questions being raised as to whether athletes should have orthopedic operations such as Tommy John surgery at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing, the best-known practitioner of the procedure has stopped performing …

MLB Announces Minor-League Financial Support  —  Major League Baseball has announced a plan to continue financial support and medical benefits to all minor-league baseball players.  Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reported that a deal was pending (Twitter links), while Baseball America's JJ Cooper …

Additional Steps We're Taking for the Health and Safety of Our Associates  —  As our company and country continue to deal with the spread of COVID-19, we remain focused on the health and safety of our associates.  —  We continue to follow and communicate the CDC's recommended guidance …

A.J. Reed's retirement underscores Astros' tepid 2014 draft class  —  Drawing scant attention with the announcement, A.J. Reed retired on March 4 — about one week into spring training games — when concern about the coronavirus grew around the country.  —  Reed told a Terre Haute, Ind., television station of his situation.

New study says 2019 playoff balls were de-juiced, but MLB still has no answers  —  Baseball has enough problems to deal with.  For one thing, it's nearly April and there's no baseball.  Still, a problem found does not resolve a problem left for later, and there is at least one major unresolved issue …

MLB managers on how they're helping team, family deal with pandemic  —  Dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic is not only changing the fabric of Major League Baseball, but it's also redefining the role of major league managers.  This global public health crisis has led to a shift …

As MLB ponders post-virus season, players worry about health  —  MLB, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers  —  As Major League Baseball and the players' union contemplate various ways to create a schedule for whenever the coronavirus pandemic subsides …

Transaction Retrospection: Jose Quintana/Eloy Jimenez Trade  —  Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Eloy Jiménez's MLB debut.  With that in mind, it's an interesting time to look back at the blockbuster crosstown deal that brought the 23-year-old slugger to the South Side.

MLB cuts costs by shrinking draft, but prospects, college baseball facing uncertainty  —  Major League Baseball is now playing a waiting game.  —  The owners and the MLB Players Association have mapped a plan for the 2020 MLB season, and, most importantly to them, how everyone in their circle is going to make the most money possible.