10:16 PM ET TEN YEARS AGO, greedy flames licked and licked at a house until they swallowed it, and where once a family’s home stood, scorched earth remained. No sirens ever wailed, because there was no firetruck in the town of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic. No rescue mission saved the home, because
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12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players have reversed course — again — deciding not to vote on Sunday on the league’s 60-game proposal as commissioner Rob Manfred made late tweaks to the offer, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. Manfred sent a letter to MLBPA executive director Tony Clark offering to cancel expanded playoffs and
12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players intend to vote Sunday on MLB’s latest proposal to return to the field after initially planning to delay the vote because of recent coronavirus outbreaks in training camps, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The executive board met Saturday, but the players originally planned to delay voting on the
8:00 AM ET Josh Silva loves his dad, Lenny, but they don’t always see eye-to-eye. He didn’t understand the need for so many rules, like why he wasn’t allowed to hang out with his friends on the other side of town. Or why curfew was so early. Or why his grades were never good enough.
8:20 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 1972, Bob Gibson became the winningest pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history. In 2006, less than an hour
8:00 AM ET Here is my take on the advice that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred needs to give to the owners, as we reach the crossroads in one of the most important moments in baseball history: First, thanks for jumping on Zoom on this Father’s Day. Whoever has that beagle in the background,
1:42 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs’ roster in December after the Major League club declined
6:58 PM ET Major League Baseball players won’t vote on the league’s latest proposal to return to the field until they collect new data regarding testing for COVID-19 after several recent outbreaks in spring training and major league cities, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. A vote could have taken place on Sunday but
1:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Saturday, and the teams confirmed the plan. Cuomo said he would like to stop by to see them
8:14 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 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 500th home run. It came on Father’s Day, with his father, Ken