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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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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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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.
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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