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ESPN:
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred quickly rejects union's 70-game proposal — The Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule, a plan immediately rejected by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. — In a statement announcing the counterproposal …
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Nick Selbe / Sports Illustrated:
Report: MLB Won't Counter Players' Offer of 70-Game Season — A day after the MLB Players Association sent a proposal to league owners for a 70-game 2020 season, it appears the league has had enough of back-and-forth negotiations. — MLB has told the players union that it will not make a counteroffer …
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ESPN:
MLB sends 60-game offer to players as leaders meet — Major League Baseball has sent a proposal for a 60-game season at full prorated pay to the MLB Players Association, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney on Wednesday. — No deal is done, but with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred …
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MLB Baseball News …, Arizona Sports, Gaslamp Ball and baseballmusings.com
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB players make a 70-game offer and the owners aren't happy about it — PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the owners are expected to swiftly reject the union's proposal of a 70-game season with full prorated pay, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks.
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The Athletic, Brew Crew Ball, MLB Baseball News …, baseballmusings.com and FanGraphs Baseball
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB, players make progress to play in 2020, but can't agree on length of season — PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the players union are making headway towards an agreement to play the 2020 season, with the players receiving their full prorated salaries, but the two sides continue …
The Athletic:
Here we go again: MLB believes deal was agreed to, union says it wasn't
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MLB Baseball News … and Beyond the Box Score
MLB Insiders / ESPN:
How much closer are we to a 2020 MLB season?
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Los Angeles Times, Purple Row, FanGraphs Baseball and Halos Heaven
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Still Apart On Length Of Potential Season
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NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News …, Athletics Nation and USA Today
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB should consider not playing into October
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Rob Manfred and MLB Still Have a Way Out
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New York Post, MLB Baseball News …, Bluebird Banter, Viva El Birdos and Beyond the Box Score
David Lennon / Newsday:
Yankees president Randy Levine calls for MLB, players to resume talks
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Coronavirus outbreak at Phillies camp in Clearwater hits 5 players — Five Phillies players who had been training at the team's facility in Clearwater, Florida have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, multiple sources tell NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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ESPN:
Phillies closing spring training facility after positive coronavirus tests — The Philadelphia Phillies are closing their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. — The facility will remain closed …
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baseballmusings.com
Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Albert Pujols to pay salaries of furloughed Angels staff in the Dominican Republic — The Angels stopped paying their employees in the Dominican Republic this month. Those employees are being paid again, only not by the club. — First baseman Albert Pujols will cover the salaries …
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Surge Forces Baseball to Reconsider a ‘Bubble’ Season — The increase in cases in Florida and elsewhere is prompting officials to rethink playing all games at a secure site—adding another obstacle to its beleaguered effort to start a 2020 season
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John Tomase / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Meet Red Sox' undrafted free agents: A crazy delivery, Sale's call, and a Boyz n the Hood fan — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — When the Patriots sign a class of undrafted free agents, at least one of them generally makes the team. — That's not the case in baseball …
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Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
The night Ryan Howard powered the Phillies to heaven's doorstep — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Phillies led the National League with 214 home runs. — Ryan Howard led the majors with 48 that season. — Both Howard and the Phillies played to their strength in Game 4 of the '08 World Series.
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True Blue LA and Phillies Nation
Alex Prewitt / Sports Illustrated:
'We Weren't Welcome When This Guy Was Around—So Now He's Not Welcome When We're Around' — In Minneapolis, not far from where George Floyd was killed by a police officer, furor has been festering over the still-standing statue of a racist former Twins owner.
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