12:53 PM ET Chicago Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana needed surgery to repair a laceration he suffered washing dishes. The team said the 31-year-old was injured at his home in Miami, suffering a laceration on his left thumb that required five stitches. “This morning in Chicago, Quintana underwent microscopic surgery on his left thumb to further
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7:00 AM ET The 2020 MLB season, which will be limited to 60 games because of the coronavirus pandemic, is likely to produce wildly different results than we would see over the course of a full 162-game season. Last year, the Phillies and Cubs led their divisions after 60 games, but neither made the playoffs.
9:30 AM ET The Detroit Tigers on Thursday announced a multiyear deal with sportsbook PointsBet, the first such partnership between a Major League Baseball franchise and a bookmaker. Beginning this season, PointsBet signage will be displayed at Comerica Park. The sportsbook will be featured on the Detroit Tigers Radio Network and on the team’s twice-weekly
10:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques. “The issue is being addressed,” Jack O’Connell, longtime secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, said Wednesday. “It will definitely
5:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game Aug. 13 in Dyersville, Iowa, a source confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The schedule changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic meant
4:29 PM ET While fighting back tears, Chicago Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy detailed his fight against the coronavirus, which sent him into home isolation for 30 days. “I felt it was important for me to talk through what I went through because too much of what’s out there is the easy stories of what
3:43 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — For the first time in almost a century, Mexico has canceled its professional baseball season, the Mexican Baseball League announced Wednesday. The Mexican Baseball League said it regretted the cancellation of the 2020 season, noting it was the first time in 95 years that an entire season
12:41 PM ET Associated Press The Kansas City Royals have launched what they are calling a “Fanbassador” program in which up to 500 fans may purchase a plastic cutout of their likeness for $40 apiece that will be displayed in a seat at Kauffman Stadium during the abbreviated 2020 season. A portion of the proceeds
12:17 PM ET The family of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was glad that he was arrested last week because that meant they knew where he was. Toles, who has struggled with mental illness, was charged in Key West, Florida, with trespassing property after he was found sleeping behind a Federal Express building at
8:00 AM ET The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It’s time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Wednesday, 57-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1