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Members of the Miami Marlins celebrate a 5-2 win Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins' home opener Monday against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed.

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Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns

4:36pm July 27, 2020

by Ian Stewart

A Marlins-Orioles matchup and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily modified 2020 season started last week.

The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park.

Baseball Shouts 'Play Ball!' But For How Long? A Nervous 2020 Season Begins

6:03am July 23, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball's delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.

Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match.

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Baseball Stadiums May Be Empty, But You Can Still Hear The Crowds

11:15am July 22, 2020

by Melissa Block

The fans can't come back because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Major League Baseball will pump crowd sounds into the empty ballparks when its season begins on July 23.

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Dozens of fans turned out to watch the Red Sox amateur baseball team tangle with the Yankees at Regions Field in Birmingham, Ala. The teams are part of an over-35 league showcasing their skills at a ballpark normally used by the Birmingham Barons minor le

Baseball-Starved Fans Turn Out To Watch Middle-Aged Men Play

7:31am July 16, 2020

by Melanie Peeples

With Major League Baseball games to be played in empty stadiums, and the minor league season cancelled, fans are showing up at amateur leagues.

Members of the San Diego Padres meet in the infield during baseball training last week at Petco Park in San Diego. Major League Baseball is taking steps to start the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

5:52pm July 10, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

So far, 71 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the MLB said on Friday. "I'm actually kind of pleased it's as low as that," the league's medical director says.

Seattle Mariners players are gearing up for the start of a shortened regular season. At their home ballpark, summer training is underway this week with strict coronavirus restrictions.

Baseball Summer Camp - Sharpening Skills While Fending Off The Coronavirus

5:01am July 08, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball is getting ready to play ball once again. But it all depends on the coronavirus. Teams have begun 'summer training' before a shortened season that's supposed to begin on July 23.

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Major League Baseball is cancelling this year's All-Star Game due to concerns over the coronavirus. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who were to host this year's game, will instead play host to the Midsummer Classic in 2022.

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Major League Baseball Cancels 2020 All-Star Game Because Of Coronavirus

4:25pm July 03, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

It had been scheduled for July 14, hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The next All-Star Game is set for summer 2021 in Atlanta.

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles stands empty in an aerial view from late May. Games will resume in late July.

No Spitting: MLB Unveils Some New Rules Due To The Coronavirus

4:56pm June 30, 2020

by Austin Horn

The rules include a ban on spitting and a threat of immediate ejection if a player or coach gets too close to an umpire or opponent in the course of an argument.

A bronze baseball player stands outside Coors Field in Denver, one of the stadiums idled during the coronavirus outbreak. The league and players association have agreed to league is waiting for the players' union to respond to whether it will agree to pl

Baseball Is Coming Back For A Pandemic-Shortened 2020 Season

10:06pm June 23, 2020

by Russell Lewis

Major League Baseball and its Players Association have reached an agreement to play 60 games instead of 162, beginning July 23 or 24. They hope to finish before a second surge of COVID-19.

A view of the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies on May 20, 2020 in Clearwater, Fla. The Phillies closed the complex after several players tested positive for COVID-19.

MLB Closing Florida And Arizona Training Facilities For Coronavirus Cleaning

11:40pm June 19, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams have shuttered facilities after players test positive for COVID-19. Experts worry it's too soon to bring back pro sports.