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capecodbaseball.org:
Cape League Cancels 2020 Season — Article By: CCBL Public Relations Office — For Immediate Release — Cape Cod, MA - April 24, 2020: — The Cape Cod Baseball League Executive Committee has voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 Cape Cod Baseball League season.
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MASNsports.com, Sports Illustrated, New York Post and NESN.com
Dan Szymborski / FanGraphs Baseball:
Here's What I'd Like to See in the Coming CBA Fight — When you see the “we said, they said” press release exchanges in the media between MLB and the MLBPA concerning salaries in a fanless baseball world, it serves as a reminder that baseball's biggest fight is actually the one on the horizon.
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True Blue LA and baseballmusings.com
The Athletic:
Rosenthal and Drellich: MLB's Red Sox report is finished, but plenty of questions remain — Major League Baseball interviewed 65 witnesses and reviewed tens of thousands of electronic communications. Its 15-page report on the Red Sox was six pages longer than its report on the Astros, a team it disciplined more harshly.
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ESPN:
Red Sox remove interim tag from manager Ron Roenicke's title — The Boston Red Sox removed the interim tag from Ron Roenicke's manager title, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said Wednesday night. — Bloom added that Roenicke is under contract for only the 2020 season.
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Over the Monster, Boston Red Sox News …, McCovey Chronicles and Fox News
New York Post:
Wilpons insistence on keeping SNY could stall any potential Mets sale — The Wilpons are still interested in selling the money-losing Mets, but they are still not interested in selling money-making SNY, their regional sports network, sources tell The Post. — “I don't think that will change,” a source close to the auction said.
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New Jersey Online and MLB Trade Rumors
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Former Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully hospitalized after taking a fall at his home — Vin Scully took a fall in his home Tuesday and was taken to the hospital, where he was “resting comfortably,” the Dodgers announced Thursday. — “I won't be doing anymore headfirst sliding, I never liked it …
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CBSSports.com, True Blue LA, MLB Baseball News …, Sports Illustrated and AM New York
Yonhap News Agency:
ESPN seeking free rights to broadcast S. Korean baseball games: sources — U.S. sports media giant ESPN was seeking free rights to broadcast South Korean professional baseball games, leading to a stalemate in its negotiations with its counterpart in Seoul, informed sources told Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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FanGraphs Baseball, Sports Illustrated and MLB Trade Rumors
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Offseason In Review: Chicago White Sox — The White Sox made clear their three-year rebuild is over, aggressively pursuing veteran free agents and landing several of them. They also locked up multiple core pieces with extensions. — Major League Signings — Yasmani Grandal, C: four years, $73MM
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South Side Sox and MLB Baseball News …
Jessica Golden / CNBC:
Legendary baseball agent Scott Boras has a plan to bring the game back — Baseball could serve as a great unifier during this time of crisis — Boras envisions players wearing rubber gloves in dugouts, masks during batting practices — Games would return spectator free to record ratings
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Sports Illustrated and MLB Baseball News …
John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
A's and Blue Jays Have a Frequent Trading Partnership That's Unrivaled — When the A's picked up pitcher Burch Smith in a Feb. 15 trade, it was a big deal. — Why was it a big deal? Smith pitched for three teams last year and before than hadn't pitched in the big leagues since 2013 while fighting a series of injuries.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Over the Monster