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Chicago to allow 20% capacity for Opening Day
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Monday, 08 March 2021 08:44
CHICAGO -- Chicago is lifting some coronavirus restrictions in time for MLB's Opening Day, allowing fans to attend games at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time in more than a year.The rules, announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration, take effect April 1, Opening Day for the Cubs. The home opener for the White Sox is…
Ranking which 2020 MLB playoff teams are least likely to return this October
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Monday, 08 March 2021 05:10
Last season's 16-team MLB playoffs format with a best-of-three first round drew mixed reviews. Fans seemed to like the bracket-style setup and the elimination of the one-game wild-card matchup, but others feared it was a sign of things to come with an expanded playoffs devaluing the regular season. While an expanded postseason is inevitable due to the money at stake,…
Nationals release Jeffress for 'personnel reasons'
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Sunday, 07 March 2021 11:23
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jeremy Jeffress was released by the Washington Nationals on Sunday for what general manager Mike Rizzo called unspecified "personnel reasons," less than two weeks after the reliever agreed to terms on a minor league deal.The team sent out a six-word tweet announcing the move.Rizzo released a statement about the right-hander via a team spokesman that…
Indians' Ramirez, Reyes break virus protocols
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Sunday, 07 March 2021 09:27
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Indians third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil Reyes have been isolated from their teammates at spring training after breaking COVID-19 protocols.Manager Terry Francona said Sunday that the two players have been sent to their temporary homes in Arizona as the Indians await word from the league as to when they can rejoin the team.Francona said Reyes…
When, why and if you'll see some of these big league prospects in the majors in 2021
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Sunday, 07 March 2021 05:09
For club executives, the question of whether to manipulate the service time of young players has been like the steroid quandary was for players in the 1990s. Teams have the option of making decisions based entirely in good faith. Some clubs have operated this way. Fernando Tatis Jr. was on the Padres' Opening Day roster in 2019, for example.But teams…
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