7:43 PM ET Major League Baseball released its schedule for an unprecedented 60-game season Monday, on a day when the sport’s return felt particularly far-fetched. The Houston Astros, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals canceled their workouts due to delays in test results and the Oakland Athletics have yet to incorporate position players because of
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6:13 PM ET The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will host the New York Yankees in the first game of the 2020 MLB season on July 23, followed by the San Francisco Giants traveling to play the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, as MLB revealed its full schedule for the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season on Monday.
4:31 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — With so few Black players in the major leagues, Cincinnati Reds reliever Amir Garrett was afraid to talk openly about racial discrimination. He kept his thoughts — and his stories — to himself. He wouldn’t speak of the time in high school in California when he and another
3:07 PM ET Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant has issues with MLB’s coronavirus testing protocols, saying his team gets tested too infrequently. “I don’t want to be insensitive to people who haven’t been able to get tests but as the country gets access to more of those, it’s appropriate to talk about our situation here,”
2:20 PM ET Associated Press Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo has tested positive for COVID-19, though the team said the All-Star right fielder is asymptomatic. General manager Jon Daniels said Monday that Gallo is isolated at his apartment in Dallas and not around teammates. Daniels said Gallo told him that he feels as good as
10:14 AM ET The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros have canceled their team workouts scheduled for Monday, citing the safety of their players as both clubs await results of COVID-19 testing from Friday. Nationals president and general manager Mike Rizzo announced the reigning World Series champions’ decision and called on Major League Baseball to “work
11:31 AM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has opted out of the 2020 MLB season. The 36-year-old said he was uneasy about playing the season without fans and then was swayed by his telephone conversation with teammate Freddie Freeman, who has tested positive for the coronavirus and has a fever and
11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said shortstop Luis Urias and pitcher Angel Perdomo tested positive for the coronavirus before the intake process. Counsell said on Monday that both players are asymptomatic. This marks the second setback for Urias since the Brewers acquired him from San Diego in November. Urias,
7:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff As Major League Baseball prepares to (hopefully) get its 2020 season off the ground, the KBO rolls along into July with the first-place Dinos looking as strong as ever. Here’s a look at the week that was and what’s ahead in the KBO. ESPN’s KBO Power Rankings 1. NC Dinos:
3:43 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s professional baseball and soccer leagues will begin allowing fans this week, the heads of both leagues said on Monday. Soccer and baseball officials said the first day with fans will be Friday. The maximum number will be 5,000 or 50% of the stadium capacity — whichever is