Sources: MLB, union focused on plan that could allow season to start as early as May in Arizona  —  Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials …

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend, dies at age 85  —  Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills.  He was 85.  —  A cause of death was not immediately available.

Former Colorado Rockies star Todd Helton sentenced to 2 days in jail over 2019 DUI arrest  —  Former Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was sentenced to two days in jail over a 2019 DUI arrest in Tennessee, Knoxville assistant district attorney Sean McDermott confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Monday.

South Korea's baseball league targeting early May return  —  MLB, Olympic Sports, Baseball  —  SEOUL, South Korea — With new cases of the coronavirus falling in South Korea, the country's baseball league is targeting an early May restart, with teams ready to play preseason exhibition games as early as April 21.

‘Hard to pull off’: Players want baseball back, but some question Arizona idea  —  The lease on their rental property expired in late March, so Alex Wood and his wife, Suzanna, moved into a house in Phoenix owned by Dodgers teammate Clayton Kershaw.  The left-handed landlord returned to Texas last month …

The stages of NY Mets ace Jacob deGrom's career, through the eyes of a good friend  —  The Mets only have a couple position battles.  Mets beat writer Justin Toscano discusses them.  —  CONNECT  —  Jacob deGrom was sitting on a subway headed for Citi Field.

2020 MLB International Prospects Class  —  Our list below provides an overview of the top international prospects in the 2020 class.  —  It is not a talent ranking—I'll get to that more below—but instead a board sorted by the expected top signing bonuses in the 2020 class …

Three Diamondbacks minority owners are suing Ken Kendrick over forced buyouts  —  Three minority owners of the Diamondbacks claim that the club and managing general partner Ken Kendrick is illegally trying to force them to either increase their investment in the team or relinquish their stakes …

Steven Matz, Pete Alonso, other Mets donate to coronavirus relief  —  Mets players are stepping up and providing relief to those impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.  —  Steven Matz, Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano and Marcus Stroman have all tried to spread hope since spring training …

Sunday Notes: Keston Hiura Can Hit, But The Book He'd Write Would Be Boring  —  The first time I interviewed Keston Hiura was over the phone.  This was a few months after he'd been taken ninth overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 draft.  Kiura was playing for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers …