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MLB to return in 2020? For some players, the financial stakes are higher than others
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Wednesday, 06 May 2020 08:05
The new normal in Major League Baseball is slowly taking shape, in a business currently shuttered.At least one team ownership has already dictated a budget rollback in 2021, and front-office executives from other organizations believe they will get similar orders. Some scouts expect a wave of furloughs to come down after the June draft, and expect that many baseball lifers…
Sources: MLB shortens draft from 40 rounds to 5
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Friday, 08 May 2020 16:29
The 2020 Major League Baseball draft will be five rounds, sources told ESPN on Friday.All players who go undrafted in 2020 would be eligible to sign for a maximum of $20,000.The league made a proposal to the players' union for a 10-round draft, but the sides could not come to an agreement.Owners have long discussed shortening the draft from its…
Shoeless Joe card from 1910 auctions for $492K
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Friday, 08 May 2020 14:01
A Shoeless Joe Jackson baseball card from a 1910 series called T210 Old Mill has sold at auction for $492,000.Heritage Auctions said the auction ended after a sale that continued late into Thursday night. The winning bidder's identity was not revealed."After 110 years in the same North Carolina family, we were glad to help find it a proud new owner,"…
When Kirby Puckett learned to do it all
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Friday, 08 May 2020 06:09
You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.ON THIS DATE IN 1984, the Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett got four hits in his major league debut.That tied an American League record. Late that season, Rangers general manager Tom Grieve…
MLB in the 2000s faceoff: Debating coolest players, best/worst parks, scandals and more
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Friday, 08 May 2020 05:35
As we take our review of the past four decades in baseball into the 21st century, we compare the 2010s with the 2000s. That means taking in the good and the bad, from decadeslong droughts ending and a raft of young superstars emerging to scandals staining the game's integrity.ESPN.com baseball gurus Sam Miller, Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield are here…
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Friday, 08 May 2020 05:26
Pedro, Pujols and Trout: The 21 most iconic MLB seasons of the 21st century ... so far
Friday, 08 May 2020 07:30
Taiwan baseball fans allowed inside stadium
Thursday, 07 May 2020 18:49
Here's our dream Team USA baseball squad
Thursday, 07 May 2020 17:07
Harper: No major leaguers in Olympics is 'dumb'
Thursday, 07 May 2020 06:20
The day Bartolo Colon went deep
Thursday, 07 May 2020 09:49
MLB, union helping domestic violence victims
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 12:26
150,000 worthless baseball cards in the time of coronavirus
Thursday, 07 May 2020 05:17
What was awesome about MLB in the '90s: Debating stealth stars, sweet deals and more
Thursday, 07 May 2020 05:16
90 -- yes, 90! -- wild MLB seasons that could only happen in the 1990s
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 17:39
Taiwan baseball fans to begin attending games
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 18:46
Sources: MLB finalizing return-to-play proposal
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 11:22
Baez: Pandemic put Cubs contract talks on hold
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 06:10
'We all knew Willie would make that catch. It's wasn't that hard. He's Willie Mays'
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 08:38
Tony Clark says focus is on MLB players' health and safety
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 07:42
Yankees' Judge to have scan, but Boone upbeat
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 05:35
The best and worst of the '80s: Debating brightest stars, terrible trades and more
Wednesday, 06 May 2020 05:32
Eight amazing MLB seasons that could only happen in the 1980s
Tuesday, 05 May 2020 15:11
Dominican players form coalition for coronavirus relief
Tuesday, 05 May 2020 12:17
Former Cubs GM, longtime staffer Saltwell dies
Tuesday, 05 May 2020 10:45
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