7:00 AM ET There’s more uncertainty than ever for the 2020 season, but that means the most uncertain part of a typical season — young players — are even more unpredictable than usual. With scouts not permitted to be at games, no formal stats and limited information from workouts, we have little idea what players
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8:31 PM ET Associated Press Big league players will still hear the roar of the crowd even though the stands will be empty when the baseball season opens next week. Taking a cue from two European soccer leagues, Major League Baseball will play crowd noise from its official video game through ballpark sound systems during
11:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay outfielder Austin Meadows has been placed on the injured list after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Rays announced the move Thursday night. Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup was added to the 40-man roster in place of Meadows, who was a first-time All-Star and batted
9:45 PM ET The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Franchy Cordero from the San Diego Padres for reliever Tim Hill, the teams announced Thursday. Cordero has massive power and has played all three outfielder positions. Hill has been an effective lefty for the past two years. The Royals also acquired right-hander Ronald Bolaños in the
8:26 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — National League MVP Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw, along with eight other Los Angeles Dodgers teammates, are speaking out about racial injustice in a video message. Walker Buehler, Enrique Hernandez, Gavin Lux, Joc Pederson, A.J. Pollock, Ross Stripling, Justin Turner and Alex Wood also are joining Bellinger
7:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Middle-of-the-order batters Juan Soto and Howie Kendrick finally joined the Washington Nationals for summer camp and played in an intrasquad scrimmage Thursday night, after missing nearly two weeks of workouts. While the Nationals never explicitly announced why the key players were absent for the ramp-up to the regular
5:05 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays have been given clearance by Ontario and Toronto to play regular-season games at Rogers Centre amid the coronavirus pandemic and await approval from Canada’s federal government. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said permission had been given by the chief medical officer in Toronto and his provincial
6:31 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Third baseman Yoan Moncada has rejoined the Chicago White Sox after missing the start of summer camp. Moncada and pitcher Jose Ruiz were placed on the 10-day injured list last week because of unspecified ailments. While Moncada is in major league camp and Ruiz is going to work
4:36 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez, among the bidders for a possible purchase of the New York Mets, called for baseball players to accept the type of revenue-sharing system that is tied to a salary cap and sparked quick opposition from the union. Following the collapse of labor talks dealing
4:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom still plans to pitch on Opening Day, although New York Mets manager Luis Rojas didn’t sound so sure that will happen. The two-time Cy Young Award winner said he felt good Thursday, two days after leaving an intrasquad game early because of back tightness. A