Latest details on baseball's plan to return  —  Nothing is official.  Major League Baseball will discuss its plans for the 2020 season in a conference call with owners on Monday.  If the owners give their approval, the league will present its proposal to the players' union on Tuesday.

Few positive COVID-19 antibodies tests among MLB employees  —  Sixty of the 5,754 people in a study of the Major League Baseball employee population tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, a rate lower than what similar studies run in California found, the studies' authors said Sunday.

Sources: MLB shortens 2020 draft from 40 rounds to 5  —  Major League Baseball will cut its 2020 draft to five rounds, as owners looking to save costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic pushed for fewer rounds over the objection of front-office officials, sources told ESPN.

Health, fair compensation on players' minds, says MLBPA board members  —  If MLB players are going to put their health at risk if/when the season gets underway, they want to be paid their full, prorated salaries, according to several players who hold key leadership positions in the Major League Baseball Players Association.

Ex-Mets reliever Turk Wendell enjoying the good life on his Iowa farm: 'I've kind of been quarantined my whole life in the offseason'  —  At first, it was hard to hear what Turk Wendell was saying from atop his tractor.  —  On a mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, the former Mets relief pitcher …

Ronaldo Souza out of UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus  —  Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 249 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, has tested positive for the coronavirus.  —  The UFC pulled Souza from the card, but still plans to move …

Could COVID19 worsen the Tommy John epidemic?  —  With the boredom of social isolation, ever-improving weather, and the absence of play, baseball athletes and their families are more excited than ever to get back out there on the diamond.  I too must confess; I am very excited to have my son return to Little League!

What happened to the Braves' lost prospects from MLB's punishment?  —  Much has changed since November 2017, when MLB punished the Braves for a series of illegal activities in the international market.  Since that offseason, the Braves are two-time division champs and boast one of the brightest outlooks in the majors.

Joe Castiglione, a childhood Yankees fan turned longtime Red Sox broadcaster, talks about the great rivalry that is currently on pause  —  Joe Castiglione saw his first baseball game in the Bronx.  The Connecticut native fell in love with the game watching the Yankees.

Source: Phillies employees safe through October, ownership confident games will be played in 2020  —  Three weeks after informing full-time employees that their jobs were safe through May, Phillies ownership stepped up again on Friday and ensured employees' jobs through October.

S. Korean baseball umpires to be demoted to minor league over inconsistent performance  —  The South Korean baseball league on Friday decided to demote an entire crew of five umpires to the minors, in a swift response to a player's open criticism of their performances.