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Associated Press:
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.
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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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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
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 …
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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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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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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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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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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