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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 grounds crew member mowed in right field as work continued to keep the Seattle Mariners' field this May. Now the MLB's season may be in jeopardy.

With Season Still In Jeopardy, Fauci Says MLB Should Finish Before Fall

4:40pm June 17, 2020

by Austin Horn

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that while the spread of the coronavirus is still a major threat during the summer months, that period of time does not pose the added threat of the flu season.

Bubbles And Empty Seats: How Each Pro Sport Plans To Come Back Amid Pandemic

1:15pm June 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.

Dodger Stadium on what was supposed to be Major League Baseball's opening day on March 26 in Los Angeles.

Major League Baseball Joins The Fight Against Coronavirus In A Big Way

1:59pm April 15, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball plans to test up to 10,000 players, employees and their families to detect COVID-19 antibodies. The hope is to see how prevalent the infection rate is in the general population.

The closest fans can get to Major League Baseball during the coronavirus hiatus — a statue outside Great American Ball Park yesterday in Cincinnati.

Players And MLB Agree To Terms In Case Coronavirus Cancels Entire Baseball Season

9:33pm March 27, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

On Friday, players and the Major League Baseball owners ratified a deal fairly quickly and with both sides taking concessions on economic issues in the face of the pandemic complicating the season.

Kids do calisthenics before starting a baseball clinic in Washington, D.C.

Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players

4:20pm February 12, 2020

by Esther Ciammachilli

Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.

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Saturday Sports: U-Hauls For The Big And Tall As NBA, MLB See Major Trades

8:03am February 08, 2020

Will Boston regret letting Mookie Betts go? Which NBA teams look tougher after the trade deadline? Howard Bryant of ESPN breaks it down for NPR's Scott Simon.

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Octavio Dotel, then a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, seen during a 2007 game. Dominican Republic authorities arrested the former MLB player, saying both he and ex-infielder Luis Castillo were linked with an alleged drug trafficker.

Ex-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug Lord

7:05pm August 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Dominican attorney general said Tuesday that the former professional baseball players supported a drug running and money laundering network led by César Emilio Peralta.

Albert Almora Jr. of the Chicago Cubs is comforted by Jason Heyward after a young child was injured by a foul ball off Almora's bat. The accident happened on May 29 in the fourth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

After Numerous Foul Ball Fan Injuries, Baseball Reconsiders Protective Netting

7:42am July 13, 2019

In 2018, all 30 MLB teams extended their netting over stadium dugouts. The protective measure has not done enough to safeguard fans from dangerous foul ball injuries.

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A young child is carried from the stands after being injured by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Wednesday.

Child Struck By Foul Ball At Cubs-Astros Game; Player Breaks Down In Tears

1:04pm May 30, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her," Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. told reporters. Astros officials said the girl was rushed to the hospital.