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Franco among top prospects to make player pools
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 17:54
Top prospect Wander Franco is part of the Tampa Bay Rays' 60-man player pool, and the Detroit Tigers are including their most heralded young pitchers as baseball gears up for its abbreviated season.Sunday was the deadline for teams to submit player pools, although additions can be made later. Many teams announced pools well below the 60-player limit.Franco, a 19-year-old shortstop,…
KBO preps for fans in stands as soon as Friday
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 18:54
The Korea Baseball Organization is trading in its cardboard cutout fans for real ones.South Korea announced Sunday it will begin reopening stadiums to spectators this week. A KBO official said the league is working to welcome fans back as soon as Friday."We haven't yet established specific guidelines, and we have to monitor the situation with the virus, but we expect…
Pirates reliever Santana suspended 80 games
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 15:01
Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Edgar Santana was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Sunday after testing positive for a banned substance.MLB said in a statement that Santana, 28, was positive for Boldenone, a performance enhancer.Santana, a right-handed reliever, missed the 2019 season because of Tommy John surgery.In 2018, he appeared in 69 games for the Pirates, going…
Olney: MLB now faces its biggest challenge of 2020: playing during the pandemic
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 05:12
Watching Major League Baseball start a second "spring" training now, amid surging coronavirus infections in the states where many hundreds of ballplayers reside, is like climbing into a sailboat just as the outer bands of a hurricane swirl closer on the horizon.But this is where baseball is in this moment, and if you work in the industry, you almost feel…
Sources: Nationals to host Yanks on Opening Day
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Saturday, 27 June 2020 13:27
The reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals are slated to host the New York Yankees when baseball returns, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.The matchup between last year's champion and this year's co-favorite is set to take place on Opening Day at Nationals Park, although Major League Baseball has yet to finalize an official schedule.The New York Post was first…
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