I Am So Lucky  —  I've always loved spring training.  —  It's one of my favorite times of year.  It just has a slower pace, a softer edge.  It's friendly.  And it's all about baseball — and I love baseball.  —  But this year it was a little bit tougher, more of a grind to get through every day.

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.

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 …

What is the Texas Rangers' response to uncertainty of 2020 MLB season?  Staying ready  —  All signs are starting to point to some version of the 2020 MLB season being conducted.  —  Signs are also pointing to who (30 teams) and why (money).  The where, when and how, though, remain unknown.

‘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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …