Blue Jays Not Allowed to Play Games in Canada Amid Coronavirus Pandemic  —  The U.S.-Canada border remains closed to nonessential travel until at least Aug. 21.  —  The Blue Jays won't play their home games in Toronto this year because Canada's government doesn't think it's safe for players …

George Kontos joins Giants broadcast team on NBC Sports Bay Area  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  made for a season like this one.  —  In his six years with the Giants, Kontos was known to the staff as “Everyday George” for his ability to carry a heavy load out of the bullpen and bounce back quickly.

Giants will be down two key bats for Thursday's opener against Dodgers  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Even when healthy, the Giants are somewhat lacking in viable options for the middle of the order.  Heading into opening day, two key bats are not healthy enough to play.

Joe Girardi returns to virtually empty Yankee Stadium for Monday's exhibition  —  NEW YORK - As the New York Yankees' longest tenured player on the current roster, Brett Gardner has only played for two managers in his 12 big-league seasons - Joe Girardi and Aaron Boone.

Victor Robles thinks he will be ready for Nationals' opener  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Victor Robles ran in his parking garage and lifted weights in his apartment for two weeks.  Without anyone around to do his usual high-energy visiting with, he listened to music and watched a lot of Netflix.

Jacob deGrom completes bullpen session, but will not start against Yankees this weekend  —  Jacob deGrom completed a milestone in his progression from minor back tightness by throwing a bullpen session on Friday.  —  The 17-pitch session was designed to give deGrom the green light to pitch …

Hard-throwing reliever Jordan Weems to make A's roster  —  The A's will have at least one semi-surprise on their Opening Night roster: a minor-league free agent whose pitching resume is slim.  —  Reliever Jordan Weems, drafted as a catcher by the Red Sox in 2011, was told Sunday that he'll open …

Self-described country kid Mookie Betts relishes chance to ‘bring a ring’ to L.A.  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mookie Betts' first national television appearance this year came on a Sunday in May. He should have been two months into his first season with the

Brewers Place Brett Anderson On Injured List  —  The Brewers have placed left-hander Brett Anderson on the injured list, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com tweets.  Anderson's dealing with a blister.  —  Anderson was one of the Brewers' most important offseason acquisitions of the winter …

MLB, MLBPA Announce Latest COVID-19 Testing Results  —  Major League Baseball and the MLBPA issued a joint press release Friday to announce the latest results of COVID-19 test results from around the sport through July 16.  For the most part, it's encouraging news that should further pave …