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3:25 PM ET, April 22, 2020

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Scott Soshnick / Variety:
Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Retain JPMorgan to Raise Money for Mets Bid (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez and his fiancé, recording artist and actor Jennifer Lopez, have retained JPMorgan Chase to raise capital for a possible bid on the New York Mets, people familiar with the matter said.
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ESPN:
A-Rod, J-Lo retain J.P. Morgan in possible bid for Mets, per reports  —  MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter.  —  A-Rod and fiancée Jennifer Lopez have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Manfred will allow teams to furlough or reduce pay to some employees  —  While the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants reportedly will pay employees through May 31, Major League Baseball will inform teams on Monday of a decision that will give clubs greater flexibility …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Fans sue over ticket refunds, ask for class action  —  A pair of fans from New York are suing Major League Baseball, each individual club and ticket resellers over tickets purchased for MLB games that haven't been played due the coronavirus pandemic.  —  The complaint, filed Monday in California …
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Sources: MiLB Ready To Agree To Significant Reduction In Teams  —  When MLB proposed to MiLB last year its plan to cut the minor leagues from 160 teams to 120 affiliated teams in negotiations for a new Professional Baseball Agreement, such a proposal was greeted by many MiLB teams as unthinkable.
The Athletic:
MLB report pins Red Sox violations on staffer, issues suspension, takes draft pick  —  Major League Baseball's ruling on the Boston Red Sox's illegal sign stealing in 2018 determined the primary culprit was not the front office, manager Alex Cora or the players, but the team's video replay system operator.
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
MLB discussing three-state plan with one hub in Texas as possible solution to start 2020 season  —  MLB has a few options on the table for 2020  —  With the spread of the novel coronavirus threatening Major League Baseball's 2020 season, the league and the union continue to seek ways to salvage the year as best they can.
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
MLB Scout's Video View: Analyzing Yankees Prospect Yoendrys Gomez  —  While the game is away, Baseball America is digging into its video database and asking scouts around the game to analyze what they see from some of the sport's best prospects.  Today's subject is Yankees righthander Yoendrys Gomez.
Discussion: New York Post
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Jordan to the A's?  His Airness had MLB offer  —  Rickey Henderson, Mark McGwire, Dennis Eckersley ... and Michael Jordan?  —  It could have happened on the 1994 A's.  —  When Air Jordan made his bold and bizarre jump from basketball to baseball that year, it was only natural …
ESPN:
Source: Marlins CEO Derek Jeter forgoing $5M salary  —  MIAMI — Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told team employees during a conference call Monday that he is indefinitely forgoing his salary during the coronavirus pandemic, a source told ESPN confirming multiple reports.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating  —  Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more dire …
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
2020 Was Supposed to Be the Dodgers' Year.  Could It Still Be?  —  Adding Mookie Betts and David Price to an already-loaded roster was supposed to make 2020 the Year of the Dodgers.  Now everything is uncertain.  —  No team stands to lose more from the loss or truncation …
Discussion: Elysian Fields
 
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