2:31 PM ET Associated Press WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Little League is offering youth baseball organizations a path forward as they eye a restart amid the coronavirus pandemic. The organization released a series of “best practices” guidelines this week that highlight how to create a safe playing environment whenever state and local authorities allow youth sports
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7:00 AM ET The middle part of the 1990s took a major toll on the baseball card industry. All those ambitions of striking it rich off personal collections proved to be grossly overstated. The supply got out of hand, growing too large to keep pace with the anticipated values. There was also an MLB work
7:00 AM ET Let me get this part out of the way: I don’t like the idea of the universal designated hitter. At the same time, I recognize it as the best option for what will already be a strange season, if we get even that. However, we shouldn’t let this be the end of
3:19 PM ET Some players are hoping for tweaks to MLB’s recent health-protocols proposal as discussions continue about how to safely restart during the coronavirus pandemic. Mostly, players want to know whether some in-stadium and clubhouse restrictions can be loosened based on the plan to frequently test players and staff for the virus. “The daily
7:00 AM ET While we’re stuck amid a spring and summer unfortunately free of both Major League Baseball (so far) and the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hall that so many of us visit in our mind’s eye whenever we take stock of greatness or look back on baseball’s
7:50 AM ET The Oakland Athletics have not paid their rent to use the RingCentral Coliseum, according to the interim executive director of the stadium authority. Henry Gardner told the Bay Area News Group on Tuesday that the team had informed the stadium authority it could not pay the $1.2 million annual rent that was
6:51 AM ET Former Atlanta Braves great Tom Glavine has a word of warning to baseball players expressing concern about their salaries for a potential coronavirus-affected 2020 season: You might take the blame for the sport not resuming. Glavine, who served as a players’ union representative during the baseball strike of 1994-95, compared that situation
8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” The World Series is a story, and stories produce heroes. But while we all love clear, obvious heroes — the Aryas and the T’Challas, the Gibsons and the Bumgarners — it’s often
9:16 PM ET Associated Press The Texas Rangers would prefer to stay home in their new ballpark instead of returning to Arizona whenever it is time for them to get back to spring training. They still haven’t played a game or had an organized workout in their $1.2 billion stadium with a retractable roof. Spring
7:42 PM ET The Washington Nationals will unveil their 2019 World Series rings in a virtual event on Sunday, the team announced. The Nationals said the hourlong event, which starts at 7 p.m. ET, will be streamed on the team’s website and social channels. It will air on MLB Network and MASN. Several members from