11:56 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — It looks as if Christian Yelich is going to get some help. Same for Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball’s corner outfielders. Major League Baseball has adjusted its policy for bat-and-ball kids this summer, clearing the way for ball boys and girls to return to the foul
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11:26 AM ET Kansas City infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier tested positive for the coronavirus, the Royals announced Wednesday. He will go on the injured list. “I’m disappointed to say the least,” Dozier said in a statement. “I have been hit with a couple of symptoms that go with this virus, so I need to follow our
7:00 AM ET Opening Day of the 2020 MLB season is just days away with baseball adapting a 60-game schedule as the sport tries to return amid the coronavirus pandemic. With specific adjustments to make play possible this year and some rule changes that were already in the works for this season, the sport figures
1:00 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Colorado Rockies rookie outfielder Sam Hilliard grew up going to Texas Rangers games with his dad, who two years ago was diagnosed with ALS. Hilliard’s dad, Jim, is now getting to watch his son as a big leaguer in their hometown team’s new stadium that otherwise is
10:45 PM ET During a Minnesota Twins front-office diversity roundtable on Tuesday, general manager Thad Levine said front-office hiring practices in Major League Baseball and his own organization are “flawed” following the racial reckoning taking place in industries across America in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, which happened in the team’s city
6:38 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s players met Tuesday with team owner Paul Dolan to discuss a potential name change for the MLB team, which has been called the Indians for the past 105 years. Manager Terry Francona said the group had an “honest” conversation and he came away proud of how it
6:59 PM ET Cincinnati Reds players Joey Votto, Amir Garrett, Phillip Ervin and Alex Blandino knelt during the national anthem before Tuesday’s exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at Great American Ballpark. The four players lined up together along the first-base line, as other teammates stood beside them and showed their support. Mike Moustakas put
8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Aaron Judge knows San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler took a knee along with several of his players, and the New York Yankees star wants to talk with his teammates about whether they want to make a gesture against racial injustice before Major League Baseball’s season opener. “That’s
8:04 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ front office has told its players that Pittsburgh and Baltimore are possibilities for where team will hold home games this year after Canada’s government barred the club from playing in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic, outfielder Randal Grichuk said Tuesday. Canada denied the Blue Jays’
7:17 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants right fielder Jaylin Davis called home and spoke with his family. Then his decision immediately became clear: He would kneel for the national anthem. That is, if there were an anthem. The Giants were playing an exhibition game with no fans on Monday at