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 All-Star Todd Helton sentenced to two days in jail following DUI arrest  —  Former Colorado Rockies All-Star Todd Helton was sentenced to two days in jail stemming from a DUI arrest last year, Knoxville (Tennessee) assistant district attorney Sean McDermott told USA Today Sports on Monday.

The Padres' Interesting Rotation  —  We've heard an awful lot of chatter over the years about the Padres trying to acquire premium MLB rotation pieces — Noah Syndergaard, etc.  They've yet to swing such a deal, but nevertheless have managed to compile rather an interesting slate of starters.

When Hammerin' Hank broke the Babe's record  —  Going on half a lifetime ago, from Henry Aaron's bat to the night sky over Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, that baseball asked a nation what it thought of itself.  Not what it thought of baseball.  Not what it thought of baseball players or records or history.

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 …