8:50 AM ET Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer played host to a “Sandlot” charity wiffle ball game Saturday night in Arizona. All proceeds were to be donated to support MLB staff members who are out of work while the games have been suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak. Bauer also set up a Gofundme account
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6:17 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals released relief pitcher Hunter Strickland on Saturday. Unconditionally releasing Strickland and David Hernandez were among a handful of moves made by the Nationals. They also optioned Jake Noll, Ben Braymer, Aaron Barrett and Kyle McGowin to Triple A and assigned Jacob Wilson, Brandon Snyder, Taylor
6:16 PM ET Baseball’s present is on hold, its immediate future is uncertain and at least one major part of its storied past will be temporarily inaccessible. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, announced Saturday that it will close to the public indefinitely, beginning Sunday, at 5 p.m. ET
7:00 PM ET A group of MLB players led by Cincinnati Reds pitchers Trevor Bauer and David Carpenter are trying to organize a sandlot baseball game in Arizona to pass the time with spring training and the 2020 season on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak. So we decided to give them a little help
11:47 AM ET With Major League Baseball suspending spring training and the start of the regular season unclear, Cincinnati Reds pitchers Trevor Bauer and David Carpenter are trying to organize a sandlot baseball game in Arizona to pass the time. Carpenter reached out to Bauer on Twitter on Friday and received an enthusiastic response. @BauerOutage
Mar 13, 2020 ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell‘s father, who works for the New York Mets, tested negative for the coronavirus. Donovan Mitchell Sr. is the Mets’ director of player relations and community outreach. The younger Mitchell confirmed Thursday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Jazz
5:11 PM ET Associated Press MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — Ted Cox, the first major league player with hits in his first six at-bats, has died. He was 65. Cox died Wednesday, according to the Barnes Friederich Funeral Home in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Cox was born in Oklahoma City, played at Midwest City High School and
4:27 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is encouraging players to go home, a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Ballparks in Florida and Arizona were locked down Friday as the sport considered
9:24 PM ET Amid the coronavirus pandemic, sportsbook operators, like businesses around the world, are facing challenges they’ve never considered before, including: What if there are no games to bet? On Thursday, the NCAA canceled the men’s basketball tournament, the biggest betting event in U.S. sports. Billions of dollars are estimated to be wagered on
5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini underwent successful surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon, the team announced Thursday. The tumor was discovered last week during a colonoscopy. Lab results and the timetable for Mancini’s recovery will not be known until next week. “The outpouring of love and