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Red Sox News:
Red Sox unveil tix policy for April, May games — BOSTON, MA - The Red Sox will today begin offering ticket holders the opportunity for refunds, credits, and exchanges for Fenway Park games scheduled between April 2 and May 28. — “As we continue to evaluate possibilities for the 2020 season …
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New York Post
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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves set new policy on ticket refunds — With their season delayed indefinitely by the coronavirus crisis, the Braves have set new policies regarding ticket refunds. — Season-ticket holders and group ticket buyers will have the option to receive refunds for home games originally scheduled …
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Talking Chop
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians will roll out ticket refund plan for 2020 season this week
Cleveland Indians will roll out ticket refund plan for 2020 season this week
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Sports Illustrated and Let's Go Tribe
Baseball Hall of Fame:
2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Canceled — (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that its Board of Directors has voted unanimously to cancel 2020 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend events as a result of health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB expects to use home ballparks for spring training if plans to play season proceed — Major League Baseball teams, if they're able to play this year, are preparing for the possibility of resuming spring training at their regular-season ballparks instead of returning to spring training sites …
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MLB Trade Rumors, The Athletic, Ballpark Digest, Arizona Sports and NESN.com
Mark Buckton / The Taiwan Times:
TTT Interview: Manny Ramirez “baseball royalty” — Manny Ramirez is a baseball superstar. — In an MLB career that lasted from 1993 when he made his debut for the Cleveland Indians, to 2011, when he was plying his trade at the Tampa Bay Rays, Manny Ramirez was known around the world for his hard-hitting performances at the plate.
Sam Miller / ESPN:
Happy 59th! Or is it 58th? Cracking the mystery of Don Mattingly's birthday — Last summer, Mark Arduini was unemployed and struggling to motivate himself to fill out job applications. So he went to a local card shop, bought a box of 24 unopened packs of 1987 Topps and bribed himself …
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Lookout Landing, MLB Baseball News …, Cincinnati.com, Beyond the Box Score and Pinstripe Alley
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
NFL weighing Saturday games if college football doesn't resume in fall — Saturdays could be for the NFL this fall, if college football doesn't play, The Post has learned. — With the NFL expected to release its schedule soon, its officials have discussed giving the league some flexibility …
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ProFootballTalk, Pro Football Rumors, NESN.com and Sports Illustrated
New York Times:
Some Sports May Have to Skip This Year, Fauci Says — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading U.S. infectious disease expert, said widespread testing with speedy results would be needed if sports leagues are to safely restart their seasons. — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading public health expert …
Martha Ross / Mercury News:
Coronavirus: California, Los Angeles see huge jump in new cases — The number of new COVID-19 cases reached all-time highs in California and in Los Angeles County Wednesday, but the Bay Area continued to see a downward trend. — Sound — The gallery will resume inseconds — Show Caption
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Whittier Daily News, Associated Press, Daily Breeze and Marin Independent Journal
Jabari Young / CNBC:
NBA team execs, agents are calling on the league to cancel the rest of the season — Team executives said the NBA should cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to Covid-19, citing health concerns, extra time to plan for a new year. — The NBA became the first major U.S. league …
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Fox News, New York Post, Sports Illustrated and Sportsnet.ca
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
If there's baseball in 2020, ‘there will be no asterisk’ for the World Series champion — Major League Baseball managers, buoyed by a belief there will be games played this year, acknowledge the season will be like no other. — There will be fewer games. New rivals. New divisions, New rules.
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Purple Row, The Good Phight, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals closer Hicks continues to make strides on rehab, readying for return when or if games do — While baseball waits and wonders about when games will resume, rehabs continue. — Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks, who had elbow surgery midway through the 2019 season, has advanced to throwing bullpens in recent weeks.
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MLB Trade Rumors