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Source: Ex-Cubs SS Russell finalizing KBO deal
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 00:04
Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is finalizing a one-year contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passan.Russell should soon be in South Korea.Russell, 26, became a free agent when the Cubs non-tendered him in December.He was suspended for 40 games near the end of the 2018 season for violating…
After 3-month delay, Japanese baseball begins
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Friday, 19 June 2020 11:27
TOKYO -- Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not -- play ball.After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball competition opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120. That, of course, is twice as many as MLB figures to play -- if it plays…
Virus prompts 3 MLB teams to close spring camps
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Friday, 19 June 2020 18:19
The Philadelphia Phillies closed their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. At least two others teams also closed camps Friday.The Toronto Blue Jays shuttered their site in Dunedin, Florida, about 5 miles from the Phillies' camp in Clearwater, after a player showed symptoms consistent with the virus.The San…
Why everyone flipped over Ozzie Smith's defense
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Friday, 19 June 2020 11:21
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 1996, Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith announced his retirement, effective at the end of that season.He retired as the greatest defensive shortstop of all time, and given the…
MLB won't counter union's latest offer
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Friday, 19 June 2020 18:45
Major League Baseball won't counter the MLB Players Association's latest offer to play 70 games this season.Instead, the league is sticking with its most recent offer of 60 games at full prorated salaries."MLB has informed the Association that it will not respond to our last proposal and will not play more than 60 games," MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said…
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Black baseball players seek support for BLM
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MLB players said tell us 'when and where' to return. So tell them, Commissioner
Monday, 15 June 2020 16:40
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