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2:50 AM ET, April 26, 2020

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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
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
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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