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ESPN:
ESPN to televise Korea Baseball Organization games — ESPN will televise South Korea's Korea Baseball Organization games during the upcoming 2020 season, starting with the league's opening day on Tuesday. — ESPN will become the KBO's exclusive English-language home as part of an agreement …
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Mercury News, The Good Phight and Red Reporter
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
ESPN Agrees To KBO Broadcast Deal — 10:05am: ESPN has formally announced the deal. They'll broadcast six KBO games per week — one game every Tuesday through Sunday — in addition to covering the KBO postseason. Broadcast details of the postseason remain to be determined.
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Sports Illustrated, ESPN Press Room U.S., Twinkie Town and Bleed Cubbie Blue
ESPN:
Former A's pitcher, executive Matt Keough dies at 64 — Former major league pitcher Matt Keough, a special assistant with the Oakland Athletics, has died, the team announced on Saturday. He was 64. — The A's did not disclose details on the cause of death.
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Associated Press:
Former Oakland Athletics pitcher and executive Matt Keough dies at 64 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Keough, the former Oakland Athletics pitcher and special assistant, has died. He was 64. — The Athletics announced the death Saturday night without providing details.
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Yahoo! Sports
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
For Rays and MLB, plans for starting play are coming into focus — Pending how the reopening of the country goes, teams could be playing games by July, many in home stadiums. — No one can say yet what the 2020 Major League Baseball season will look like.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Over the Monster, NESN.com and Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Players have financial incentive to play ball — NEW YORK — Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren't the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field. — While they head a starry quartet that would take in more than $200,000 per game, 65 players would earn …
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baseballmusings.com
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays minor-leaguer Blake Bivens shares details of family tragedy — At a Sunday church service, the pitcher spoke about his wife, 14-month-old son and mother-in-law being killed in August, how he found out and how he coped thanks to his faith. — Blake Bivens knew something was amiss …
Discussion:
Tampa Bay Rays on Yahoo! …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Biggest 2021 decisions for all 30 MLB teams — Under normal circumstances, every organization would have months of statistics and data through which to evaluate their prospects at summer's end. Club officials would have a sense of how much the 19-year-old in Class A has refined a needed changeup …
Marlowe Alter / Detroit Free Press:
It's ‘Detroit Tigers classics’ week on Fox Sports Detroit. Remember the great times — Fox Sports Detroit is continuing to show vintage games during the coronavirus pandemic, and this week, they are luring baseball-starved viewers by showing Detroit Tigers classics.
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Arizona Republic, Bless You Boys and Pinstripe Alley
The Official Site of the Cincinnati Bengals:
Dalton Reflects On Bengals Run: 'It's the people you talk about it with and who you did it with.' — Andy Dalton arrived amid a chaotic offseason, left Thursday in the middle of a pandemic and never once in the nine years, five post-season berths and two AFC North titles in between did the focus …
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New York Post, Pro Football Rumors, ProFootballTalk and Sports Illustrated
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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baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Emmanuel Clase Receives PED Suspension
Emmanuel Clase Receives PED Suspension
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MLB Daily Dish, Let's Go Tribe and Lone Star Ball
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels' Albert Pujols not yet ready to talk retirement — Albert Pujols, who celebrated his 40th birthday in January, has already cemented his place in the Hall of Fame. But a shortened or canceled 2020 season would significantly affect his ability to reach key milestones.
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated, MLB Trade Rumors and Halos Heaven
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.
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Lone Star Ball