The Major League Baseball Players Association has agreed on a plan to expand the playoffs to 16 teams by the 2020 season, sources told ESPN’s Marly Rivera. A playoff expansion still needs final approval from MLB owners, the sources said. All second-place teams in all six divisions would now qualify …
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Washington National outfielder Juan Soto has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Thursday’s season opener against the New York Yankees, general manager Mike Rizzo said. Rizzo said Soto was asymptomatic and that no one else on the list was deemed ineligible after the contact trace. Soto needs two …
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The Orioles have given the Blue Jays permission to host 2020 home games at Camden Yards in Baltimore, according to MLB’s Jon Heyman. The state of Maryland still needs to approve the Orioles’ decision. “We have had some conversations with the Orioles. I do not know the final details of …
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TORONTO – Nate Pearson was not included in the Toronto Blue Jays’ list of 30 players for Friday’s first game at Tampa Bay, a move that will likely delay the right-hander’s free agent eligibility for a year, that is, until later of the 2026 season. Pearson, who turns 24 on …
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one. Four months later, opening day is finally here. The Yankees face the Nationals at 7 p.m. ET. The Giants and Dodgers will play at 10 pm ET. Joe Buck will call the Yankees-Nationals game this Saturday night for Fox with teammate John Smotlz. Buck appeared in this week’s Sports …
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