2:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila says one player and one staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus. Avila said on a video conference Wednesday that the player was living in Florida but was not working out at the team’s spring training facilities in Lakeland. He did not
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10:46 AM ET ESPN News Services All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to reports. A source confirmed Blackmon’s test result to The Associated Press. The Denver Post had first reported Blackmon’s condition, saying Tuesday that three
11:06 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Well, it looks like things are finally falling into place enough where we will actually be able to take part in fantasy baseball leagues in 2020. That’s the good news. And, while
Jun 23, 2020 MLB InsidersESPN With a 60-game schedule on tap for Major League Baseball in 2020, we now know we’re getting a season, but one whose brevity could yield some surprising outcomes in the standings and in the record book. With that in mind, we asked three of ESPN’s MLB experts — Bradford Doolittle,
8:19 AM ET The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are the consensus favorites to win the World Series in a season that promises to be like no other in Major League Baseball’s history. The Yankees and Dodgers are co-favorites at 7-2 to win the World Series at Caesars Sportsbook. The Houston Astros are
8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1936, rookie Joe DiMaggio tied a then-major league record with four extra-base hits in a game. DiMaggio would
6:31 PM ET These are the things I can’t wait to see: Byron Buxton running out a triple. Mike Trout‘s quick swing, so quick it looks like he flips the ball over the center-field fence. Francisco Lindor‘s smile as he crosses home plate and wades into a dugout of happy teammates. Nolan Arenado intercepting a
6:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Baseball is officially back. The Major League Baseball Players Association and the league ironed out the final details Tuesday ahead of a return to play that will see players report to camps by July 1 and play a 60-game season starting July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks. The
11:35 PM ET Three Colorado Rockies players have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to The Denver Post. Two players were asymptomatic and one showed symptoms, according to the newspaper, which reported that the positive tests came last week. This month, several Rockies players have been taking live at-bats at Coors Field, according to The
12:07 PM ET William Weinbaum A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by 15 minor league baseball teams against five insurance companies alleges that “action and inaction by federal and state governments” contributed to “catastrophic financial losses” for ballclubs. The suit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is over rejections and anticipated rejections