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MLB All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was among the four Atlanta Braves players who tested positive for coronavirus, manager Brian Snitker announced Saturday. Snitker said it could take “a while” for Freeman to return, as the 30-year-old is still struggling with the fever and “is not feeling well.” Freeman is …

A former professional baseball pitcher and three others were killed Friday morning when the small plane he was piloting crashed in the Utah mountains south of Salt Lake City, local authorities said. Tyson Brummett, a 35-year-old player who appeared in a game for the Philadelphia Phillies, died along with his …

Four members of the Atlanta Braves, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Touki Toussaint and Pete Kozma, tested positive for COVID-19, manager Brian Snitker said Saturday. Snitker said Freeman, a four-time All-Star first baseman, is still battling the fever and that it could be “a while” until he returns. Snitker said Smith …

NEW YORK (AP) – Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during admission for resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%. MLB and the players’ association announced the results on Friday when teams resumed training for the first time since the coronavirus interrupted spring …

It was Wednesday afternoon and a veteran relief pitcher was in his car, driving to his team’s hometown with the intention of playing baseball amid a pandemic. He spent the past few days in a remote location wondering if he should drive north to his home or head west for …