Testimony: MLB official thought Rob Manfred would nix Angel Hernandez World Series assignment  —  NEW YORK — A major league official testified he suggested Angel Hernandez be removed from consideration for the 2015 World Series because he did not think Commissioner Rob Manfred would approve the umpire to work baseball's premier event.

Passan's 20 questions: There will be MLB in 2020.  It's just a matter of when, where and how  —  The MLB season should have turned one month old Sunday.  Rather than lament that, let's instead fill the emptiness with a discussion about when the season will start.  —  Yes, will.

‘I miss baseball every day’: What a Nolan Arenado game day looks like with MLB on hold  —  With on-field sports in the U.S. still on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, everyone is waiting for Major League Baseball to return to action.  But as hard as that wait might be for fans on the outside looking in …

ESPN nearing deal to broadcast S. Korean baseball games: source  —  The U.S. sports media giant ESPN is nearing a deal to broadcast South Korean baseball games to its American audience this season, an industry source told Yonhap News Agency on Monday.  —  The source, who requested anonymity …

Mets position analysis: Wilson Ramos can hit but has issues on defense  —  During this pandemic-induced baseball hiatus, we examine the Mets position by position.  We already covered first base, second base, shortstop and third base.  Now, catcher.  —  The starter: Wilson Ramos …

Tim Kurkjian's baseball fix - Why trying to defend Wade Boggs was pretty much impossible  —  You love baseball.  Tim Kurkjian loves baseball.  So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.

This isn't the time for MLB, union to be bickering over money  —  Baseball, at this moment, is like the craft of Apollo 13.  Badly damaged, drifting, its original mission obsolete; the great plans for what was supposed to be have been scrapped.  The question now is whether it can return, through collaboration and imagination.

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.

Buy the Mets, Buy the Mets!  Imagining what an Alex Rodriguez-Jennifer Lopez ownership team would look like for the Amazin's … Last time around, A-Rod wanted an office.  This time, he wants the whole team.  Who's going to stop him?  —  With reports that Alex Rodriguez and his soon …

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.