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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Emmanuel Clase Receives PED Suspension  —  Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase has received an 80-game suspension, per a league announcement.  He tested positive for banned PED boldenone.  —  Clase, acquired in the trade that sent Corey Kluber to the Rangers, had been rehabbing a teres major strain this spring.
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Associated Press:
Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase suspended 80 games over PED  —  CLEVELAND — Whenever the Cleveland Indians finally get to start their season they won't have reliever Emmanuel Clase.  —  The hard-throwing right-hander was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive …
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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 …
Little League:
Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments  —  Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International has made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel its World Series and Region Tournaments for first time in organization history …
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The Athletic:
MLBPA rejects MLB proposal for the 2020 amateur draft  —  The Major League Baseball Players Association has rejected a proposal for the 2020 amateur draft from the commissioner's office, people with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.  —  MLB's proposal included 10 rounds …
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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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves set new policy on ticket refunds
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Howard Cole / Sports Illustrated:
Gambling: Joey Gallo and Blake Snell Favored for MLB The Show Postseason  —  The following is quoted directly from SportsBetting.ag/Cool Media PR:  —  After a 29-game regular season, the “MLB The Show Players League” has eight competitors left for the postseason, which will start Friday on ESPN2 and FS1.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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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Associated Press:   Baseball Hall of Fame postpones July induction ceremony until 2021
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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 …
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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