4:45 PM ET Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said he is questioning his own hiring practices in light of the social unrest following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “I’ve hired a black scouting director, [a] farm director in the past, but the majority of people that I’ve hired,
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1:45 PM ET Major League Baseball made an updated proposal for the 2020 MLB season to its players’ union on Monday, moving to have a 76-game season with players getting 75% of their prorated salaries that includes eliminating draft pick compensation for free agents for a year, a $200 million postseason pool for the players
11:19 AM ET Major League Baseball made an updated proposal to the MLB Players Association on Monday, moving to have a 76-game season with players getting 75% of their prorated salaries, a source familiar with the negotiations told ESPN’s Karl Ravech. The proposal includes eliminating draft pick compensation for free agents for a year. Teams
7:00 AM ET Nick Gonzales secured a .502 on-base percentage through a 128-game collegiate career that has undoubtedly reached its conclusion. He once belted five home runs over the course of one doubleheader. And when the coronavirus pandemic shut down American sports for the foreseeable future, he was riding an 82-game on-base streak that will
9:00 AM ET This is the how baseball’s destructive standoff needs to end: The owners, with greater wealth and with the lasting stewardship of the game, need to emerge from their bargaining bunker and extend themselves into the middle ground with an offer of a significant concession. Maybe a season of 81 games — a
8:17 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 2010, the Nationals selected Bryce Harper with the overall No. 1 pick in the draft. This was essentially
8:07 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 JUNE 2007, Trevor Hoffman recorded save No. 500. Seventeen years earlier, Hoffman was in his first season as
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story initially ran on May 30, 2018 Draft history is fascinating, and maybe the first thing you learn when looking through past drafts is not just how few players make the majors but also how few end up contributing much value beyond replacement level even if they do make
6:45 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 2008, Chipper Jones hit his 400th home run. Minutes before that game, Jones was playing computer solitaire because
8:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Players accused MLB teams of “depriving America of baseball games” as part of a money fight set off by the coronavirus pandemic and raised the possibility baseball commissioner Rob Manfred might push ahead with a shortened season over the union’s objection. Bruce Meyer, the Major League Baseball