The Nationals will run out of star Juan Soto when they open the 2020 season. He tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team’s opening day game Thursday night against the Yankees. Soto, still only 21 years old, was not included in the team’s opening day 30-man list. …
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The 2020 baseball season, if it ends, will become The Year of the Pandemic. The year of the Sprint. The year of the impending battle over finance. The year of the ace? Hard to see it. Except for a timeless reality: Whatever the pitcher of the team that pitches as …
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Fox will use virtual fans for his MLB game streams starting Saturday. The use of augmented reality is designed to make viewers feel that broadcasts are as normal as possible, despite the ongoing pandemic that has left the stadiums empty. “The original concept sounds like something that would never happen: …
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The Boston Red Sox unveiled their display of a 250-foot Black Lives Matter billboard adjacent to Fenway Park on Wednesday, marking the 61st anniversary of Elijah “Pumpsie” Green’s first game as the team’s first black player. The billboard across from the Massachusetts Turnpike behind the iconic stadium comes as major …
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Even before Mookie Betts played his first game in Dodger Blue, the superstar outfielder decided his future is in Los Angeles. Betts and the Dodgers have reached baseball’s first big-money deal since the coronavirus pandemic decimated the sport’s economy, and Betts agreed on a 12-year, $ 365 million contract Wednesday …
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