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Chicago White Sox’s Michael Kopech motivated after 2 years off
Kopech cited multiple reasons for opting out when speaking to reporters on Saturday, including concerns about his mental health. The promising 24-year-old disclosed previously that he suffers from anxiety and depression, and he alluded Saturday to changes in his perspective brought on not just by the time away from the ballpark, but also the birth […]
Continue readingEverything you need to know as MLB’s 2020 season restart begins
It’s here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways — but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin […]
Continue readingNationals’ Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross opt out of 2020 season
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross are opting out of the 2020 season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic “for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones,” the team announced Monday. Zimmerman, 35, was the Nationals’ first draft pick when the franchise moved out of Montreal and has […]
Continue readingRockies’ Ian Desmond opting out of playing in 2020, citing high risk amid pandemic
Ian Desmond will opt out of playing this season, the Colorado Rockies outfielder announced Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made this baseball season one that is a risk I am not comfortable taking,” he wrote at the end of a lengthy post on Instagram that touched on race and opportunities for youth baseball players. “With […]
Continue readingTrea Turner, Nationals avoid arbitration with $7.45M deal for 2020
Turner joined lefty reliever Roenis Elias, who got a $1,975,000 deal, and right-handed starter Joe Ross in agreeing to 2020 contracts on the day of the deadline for teams and players to exchange arbitration figures. Outfielder Michael A. Taylor and Washington settled Thursday on a $3,325,000 salary for next season. The 26-year-old Turner was a […]
Continue reading2020 MLB arbitration tracker: Follow along at Jan. 10 deadline
Friday was the deadline for 155 arbitration-eligible players and their MLB teams to agree on salaries or exchange desired numbers for 2020. This year, big names including Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Aaron Judge, George Springer and Noah Syndergaard are among those who either came to a settlement amount before the deadline or are […]
Continue readingMichael Taylor, Nationals avoid arbitration with $3.325M deal
Often used merely as a late-inning defensive replacement — although he saw some regular playing time earlier in the playoffs when center fielder Victor Robles was injured — Taylor hit .250 with one homer and three RBI during the season. Taylor, who turns 29 in March, is entering his seventh big league season, all with […]
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