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Former Cubs All-Star infielder Glenn Beckert dies at 79 — Former Chicago Cubs second baseman Glenn Beckert died Sunday, the team announced. He was 79. — Beckert spent nine seasons with the Cubs from 1965 to 1973 before finishing his career with two seasons for the San Diego Padres.
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Former Chicago Cubs infielder Glenn Beckert dies at 79 — Second baseman Glenn Beckert, a mainstay on the Chicago Cubs infield from 1965-73, has died at age 79. — The Cubs confirmed Beckert's death in a social media post on Sunday morning. — Beckert won a Gold Glove award …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Anthony Causi, beloved Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48 — Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a beloved and respected figure throughout the New York sports world, died Sunday from the coronavirus at North Shore University Hospital.
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Agence France-Presse:
Taiwan bucks virus sports cancellations with new baseball season — Taiwan swung into a new baseball season on Sunday — with one team planning to place robot mannequins in their crowdless stands — as the island bucked the global trend for scrapping sports events during the coronavirus.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Players from all 30 teams form MLB The Show league — NEW YORK — Competitive baseball is back. Even if it's virtual in nature. — In a joint effort with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment, Major League Baseball is launching the first competitive MLB …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Amir Garrett to represent Cincinnati Reds in ‘MLB The Show’ players video game league — Hall of Fame former Reds announcer Marty Brennaman does Pledge of Allegiance for Loveland Elementary — There will be MLB players playing baseball this month. It'll just be through video games instead of an actual field.
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Levine & Spiegel: Tom Hamilton, Joe Maddon interviews (Hour 2) — INSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE — In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel were joined by longtime Indians radio voice Tom Hamilton to discuss how MLB should handle the 2020 season when the spread of the coronavirus slows and more.
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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Freeman, Hamels weigh in on idea of Braves games without fans, family — The Braves' Freddie Freeman and Cole Hamels acknowledged the 2020 season, if there is to be one, might have to begin by playing games in distant stadiums without fans or family in attendance.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB considering radical realignment for 2020 season: Grapefruit and Cactus leagues — PHOENIX — How about the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies being divisional rivals for the season? — Or the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves? — And the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians?
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