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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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
If there's baseball in 2020, ‘there will be no asterisk’ for the World Series champion
If there's baseball in 2020, ‘there will be no asterisk’ for the World Series champion
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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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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 …
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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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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
Braves set new policy on ticket refunds
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Chris Fedor / Plain Dealer:
Last Dance Debate: Craig Ehlo, Mark Price don't remember Ron Harper asking to guard Michael Jordan before The Shot, ‘shocked’ by Harper's comments — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Craig Ehlo is back in the spotlight. — It happened a little earlier than usual this year.
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