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D-backs lay off, furlough about quarter of staff
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Friday, 29 May 2020 17:56
The Arizona Diamondbacks have laid off or furloughed about one-quarter of the team's employees because of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.The organization made the moves on Friday. Remaining staff will take pay cuts that average less than 15%, with the team's highest earners losing a bigger percentage of their income. The D-backs will continue to pay their minor…
QB Burrow: 'Black community needs our help'
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Friday, 29 May 2020 14:21
Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow said the "black community needs our help" in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis."They have been unheard for far too long," Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall draft pick, said Friday on Twitter. "Open your ears, listen, and speak. This isn't politics. This…
Biggest needs and best fits: 2020 MLB draft guide for all 30 teams
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Friday, 29 May 2020 05:44
The 2020 MLB draft, to be held June 10 and 11, will be unlike any other. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the draft will be conducted remotely and limited to just five rounds, down from 40 in 2019. Teams will be able to sign an unlimited number of undrafted players, at a price of $20,000.Additionally, college and high school prospects…
What sweeping cuts mean for minor league baseball and its players
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Thursday, 28 May 2020 21:01
News came out Thursday that hundreds of minor league baseball players were cut and hundreds more are expected to be released in the coming days. While many of these moves typically would have come at the end of spring training in March had baseball not shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the numbers appear to be significantly higher than…
Astros teased with 'Trash Can Banger' beer
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Thursday, 28 May 2020 13:24
Many fans anticipated raining boos down on the Houston Astros during the 2020 season, but with the coronavirus bringing baseball to a halt, one brewery is taking the sign-stealing shaming to another level.Departed Soles, a brewery based in Jersey City, New Jersey, introduced a new beer called Trash Can Banger, featuring a can with the Astros' retro red-, orange- and…
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