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Rays ace Blake Snell says he refuses to play for reduced MLB salary — Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell says he will not play this season for a reduced salary, especially because the risk of contracting the coronavirus is “just not worth it.” — Snell railed against Major League Baseball's reported proposal …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Blake Snell: ‘Just not worth it’ to play in 2020 for reduced pay — “I gotta get my money. I'm not playing unless I get mine, okay? And that's just the way it is for me,” said Snell, who was due to get $7 million. — Rays Cy Young award winner Blake Snell said the risk of returning …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Nolan Arenado on talks with MLB, health risks and wanting to play — Nolan Arenado heard all about Blake Snell's comments. And he wanted to offer some thoughts of his own. — Snell, the Rays' All-Star left-hander, created a stir throughout baseball with his response Wednesday night to a fan on his Twitch channel, ClassiclyFamous.
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Tulsi Kamath / Click2Houston.com:
LISTEN: Former Astros star, manager Art Howe describes coronavirus symptoms, ICU stay — HOUSTON - Former Houston Astros star and manager, Art Howe is in the ICU with coronavirus, he confirmed to KPRC 2 Thursday. — Howe told KPRC 2 he felt the first symptoms of the virus on Sunday …
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Former Astros manager Art Howe in ICU due to coronavirus — Former Houston Astros manager Art Howe is hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus, Howe confirmed to Houston TV station KPRC 2 on Thursday. — Howe, 73, told KPRC 2 that he first felt COVID-19 symptoms on May 3 …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Repeated coronavirus testing key to MLB reopening, says commissioner Rob Manfred — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday night outlined the coronavirus testing protocols the league hopes to implement, telling CNN that frequent tests will be key to the sport's restart …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: Compensation not discussed in MLB's opening talks with players
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Wall Street Journal:
Frequent Tests and No Spitting: How Baseball Plans to Keep Players Healthy — MLB thinks its plan strikes the right balance, with the goal to quickly spot and interrupt any contagion, and mitigate how many people get sick — As Major League Baseball contemplates how to stage a season amid …
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Jim Trotter / NFL.com:
Owners to vote on resolution to incentivize minority HC, GM hires — During his state of the league address three months ago at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged a need to increase the opportunities for minorities to become head coaches and general managers.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB safety protocols: Must finish postseason before second wave of COVID-19 hits nation — PHOENIX — Don't take it personal, Uber and Lyft, but major league ballplayers will be strongly discouraged from riding in your cars this summer. — Fans, you can cheer for all your favorite players …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees hope Aaron Judge will be ready (at some point) for coronavirus-shortened 2020 season — TAMPA — Aaron Judge's rehab is going as the Yankees expected and they hope to have him on the field if there is an MLB 2020 season at some point, GM Brian Cashman said Thursday morning.
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The Athletic:
With no fans, revenue sharing among rich and poor teams will be unlikely in 2020 — Forget, for a moment, how Major League Baseball clubs will make the dollars work with the players. The league needs to make the dollars work with its owners, too. — In 1996, baseball introduced revenue sharing …
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
‘My numbers are obviously there’: Yadier Molina on catching and Cooperstown — The 2020 season was supposed to be the last year that St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina played before calling it a career in Major League Baseball. But then the COVID-19 crisis put everyone's plans on hold …
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