In the first round of Major League Baseball coronavirus testing, 31 players tested positive for COVID-19, the league and the players union announced Friday. Along with the players, seven staff members also tested positive. The 38 positives represent 1.2% of 3,185 samples collected for the first set of results. For …
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9:30 am ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Training camps around the Major League Baseball officially open on Friday, marking another step toward the return of the game. As momentous as it sounds, however positive …
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Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout says he “is still not comfortable” with MLB’s plan to play a 60-game season, citing concerns regarding the safety of his family. “Honestly, I still don’t feel comfortable,” Trout told reporters on Friday. “Obviously, with the arrival of the baby, there are a …
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Major League Baseball officially canceled the 2020 All-Star Game on Friday and announced that the 2022 game would be played at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers had hosted this year’s All-Star Game on July 14 before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the start of the MLB 2020 season, which will …
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It was a long way from Iowa, but Palm Beach High School could have gone through another Dream Field last month, when a series of All-Stars worked while trying to stay in shape during the closure of the Major League Baseball. As first reported by The Athletic, more than 30 …
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