Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums  —  SEOUL, South Korea — Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats, and umpires wore protective masks as a new Korea Baseball Organization season began in South Korea.  —  After a weekslong delay because of the coronavirus pandemic …

Jon Lester opens up about his uncertain future  —  Jon Lester summed up quite a bit with just a few select words.  —  “It's just a unique deal,” the Cubs pitcher told WEEI.com during a wide-ranging conversation.  —  So true, in so many ways.  —  The first order of business, of course …

‘We want to play,’ but focus is on MLB players' health and safety, union chief Tony Clark says  —  Tony Clark was first familiar to fans from his playing days as a switch-hitting slugger, hitting 251 home runs over a 15-year career in the majors.  During his career, he became active …

Pedro Martinez, other MLB players form coalition for coronavirus relief in Dominican Republic  —  Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and a coalition of over 40 current and retired Major League Baseball players have united to launch the “Step Up to the Plate” fund to support coronavirus relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.

We Have to Bring Baseball Back  —  Time and time again, baseball has helped our country recover and come together in times of loss.  It can help us during the pandemic, too.  —  Mr. Boras is an attorney for baseball players.  —  In some of America's darkest moments …

Though one team has discussed a July 1 MLB return, no plan is close to firm  —  There is no plan, can be no plan, until Major League Baseball gains a clearer perspective on which states are containing COVID-19 well enough for games to be played safely in their most stripped-down form, without fans.

Here's to Athletics' Herb Washington, Who Did Baseball Not Quite Like Anyone Else  —  Herb Washington.  Just the name leaves some longtime Oakland A's fans shaking their heads.  —  Good idea?  Bad idea?  —  Back in 1974, it was then-A's owner Charlie Finley's idea to take the world-class sprinter …

Dave Caldwell: Jaguars are going forward with Leonard Fournette  —  The Jaguars had trade talks involving running back Leonard Fournette before and during the draft.  It didn't happen, and the team is now moving forward with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 draft.

Today in White Sox History: May 5  —  1962White Sox minority owners, headed up by William Bartholomay (who would later lead the group buying the Braves and moving them to Atlanta), sold their 46% shares of the team to majority owner Art Allyn.  It was the first time since 1939 that the White Sox were owned by a single individual.