Brewers' Eric Lauer out due to coronavirus contact  —  Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer said Sunday that he's on the injured list because he was in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.  Lauer said he hasn't tested positive.

Detroit Tigers scrimmage observations: Jordan Zimmermann wobbles; Niko Goodrum has blast  —  Here are five observations from the Detroit Tigers' intrasquad game on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park:  —  1. Starting off  —  In his first appearance in the summer camp scrimmages …

Rangers slugger Joey Gallo still isn't sure he had coronavirus  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo says he doesn't know if he actually had the coronavirus despite two positive tests, since he has never had any symptoms and also had multiple negative tests.

Giants' Buster Posey Opts Out of 2020 Season  —  Posey becomes the latest MLB star to opt-out of the shortened 2020 MLB season.  —  The Giants will play this summer without star catcher Buster Posey, who opted out of the 2020 season Friday.  —  Posey said he and his wife Kristen are adopting identical twin girls.

Steve Cohen, Alex Rodriguez-led group among those submitting bids for Mets, sources say  —  Hedge-fund multibillionaire Steve Cohen, a group of investors fronted by celebrity couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, and private equity duo Josh Harris and David Blitzer were among those to bid on the Mets on Thursday, sources said.

Michael Kopech Opts Out Of 2020 Season  —  White Sox righty Michael Kopech has opted out of the 2020 season, per a club announcement.  He was working his way back from Tommy John surgery.  —  In other news from White Sox camp, infielder Yoan Moncada and righty Jose Ruiz have each been placed on the 10-day injured list.

MLB Announces 2021 Schedule  —  In what amounts to a statement of optimism, Major League Baseball has decided to announce the schedule for the 2021 season much earlier than is usual — and before the current campaign has even begun.  Each team's Twitter account has provided the relevant schedule, for those that want a closer look.

MLB COVID-19 Screening Results in 66 Positive Tests  —  1.8% of the 3,748 total samples tested returned positive, with MLB players comprising 58 if the 66 positive tests.  —  Major League Baseball released the results of its latest round of COVID-19 tests on Friday.

The Latest: Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott tests positive  —  Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has tested positive for COVID-19.  The 55-year-old tested positive late this week after experiencing flu-like symptoms and is self quarantining at the direction of his doctor, according to a statement by the conference.

Tony Clark and MLB's black players are trying to seize the moment, but they've been here before  —  Before they chanted Black Lives Matter, joined MLB-sponsored televised panels on race and excavated their most disturbing (and disturbingly commonplace) experiences with racism …

MLB flew Dominican players to the U.S. for restart but didn't test them for coronavirus first  —  Multiple players who took one of two Major League Baseball-chartered flights from the Dominican Republic to Miami on July 1 have since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to several people with knowledge of the situation.

MLB umpires Joe West, Gerry Davis take opposing stances on COVID-shortened 2020 season  —  These two friends have worked in the same business for nearly 40 years together but are taking opposite stances on the upcoming Major League Baseball season.  —  They are 67-year-old umpires Joe West …

Will Nationals follow tradition with gold uniforms for home opener?  One video suggests so  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  started to receive their World Series rings, something many have been waiting for since the final out in Houston back in October of 2019.