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Reviewing 2020 MLB rule changes: Universal DH, three-batter minimum and more
It’s quite clear MLB’s 2020 season will be unlike any other, what with a 60-game schedule, no fans in attendance and numerous modifications to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which stopped the game — and so much else — in its tracks in March. Beyond all that, baseball will be played in 2020 under […]
Continue readingThe most exciting themes, teams and players for MLB’s 60-game season
There is baseball in just over four days. Real, live major league baseball, with standings and statistics and strikeouts. Max Scherzer will throw the first pitch of the abbreviated 2020 season when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees on Thursday night on ESPN. It’s going to look weird, with no fans in the […]
Continue readingRecapping MLB’s offseason moves, from blockbusters to those you probably forgot
At times, it feels like we are all trapped in one of the dream levels in Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” except instead of time moving faster, it slows down. Way back last winter, which nobody remembers because it happened 100 years ago, we had a baseball offseason. Players signed with new teams, trades were made and […]
Continue readingSource: Braves signing free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig
The agreement comes after Braves outfielder Nick Markakis opted out of the 2020 season earlier this month. A major league All-Star in 2014, Puig, 29, batted .267 in 149 games last season with the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians. He hit .297 with Cleveland after being acquired on July 30 and gave the Indians an […]
Continue readingBraves’ Nick Markakis opts out after ‘eye-opening’ Freddie Freeman talk
Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has opted out of the 2020 MLB season. The 36-year-old said he was uneasy about playing the season without fans and then was swayed by his telephone conversation with teammate Freddie Freeman, who has tested positive for the coronavirus and has a fever and other symptoms. “Just hearing him, the […]
Continue readingMLB schedule release: Opening Day games, key dates and the big matchups we’re circling
We all know the 2020 MLB season will be unlike any other (assuming it gets off the ground in the first place), with the usual 162-game marathon replaced by a 60-game sprint. Now that the abbreviated schedule has been announced, we have some games to talk about. See the entire 60-game MLB schedule here Schedule […]
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 readingPedro Martinez, other MLB players form coalition for coronavirus relief in Dominican Republic
The coalition, organized by the Pedro Martinez Foundation, has raised over $550,000 to provide essential supplies, personal protective equipment and food in the Dominican Republic. “The Dominican Republic has always been my home, and right now it truly needs our help. Being supported in this effort by so many of my fellow players is an […]
Continue readingIs the Astros’ title tarnished? Is Jeter overrated? We settle the biggest debate for all 30 MLB teams
No matter which MLB team you root for, there’s that one big debate that is sure to get your fan base fired up. What if a different decision had been made in that crucial spot that went horribly wrong? Which icon is truly the biggest star in franchise history? Just how should the rest of […]
Continue readingHow would MLB playoff teams change in a shortened season? Here’s what recent years tell us
We don’t know when the baseball season will begin, so we don’t know how many games will ultimately be on the schedule. The shorter the schedule, the greater the likelihood of surprising results, of course. Similar to how a bad team can beat a good team in any one game (hey, even the Orioles beat […]
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