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AP Baseball WriterMLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878 as union balksBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players' association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on...

NEW YORK (AP) The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Saturday, and the teams confirmed the decisions. The Democrat said he would like to stop by to see them...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worryBy BEN WALKEREvery team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, a move that came in the wake of the Philadelphia Phillies announcing Friday five players had tested positive...

AP Baseball WriterPlayers want to talk runners starting on 2nd, ties, re-entryBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major League Baseball season, one limited to a...

Former All-Star shortstop Addison Russell joins KBOSEOUL, South Korea (AP) Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization.Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs roster in...

AP Baseball WriterOdd ball: Runners start on 2nd base, tie games, re-entry?By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major League Baseball season, one limited to...

Blue Jays shut Florida camp, player shows virus symptomsDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) The Toronto Blue Jays shut down their spring training complex Friday after a player presented symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the second big league team to close their Florida camp because of the coronavirus.The Blue Jays' announcement came...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Pujols pays Angels' furloughed Dominican staffBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Albert Pujols will pay the salaries of the Los Angeles Angels' furloughed employees in his native Dominican Republic for five months, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke...

Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarksMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing his racist remarks in 1978 and saying the team could no longer “remain silent.”Griffith's statue was one of several installed when the team opened...

Phillies: 5 players test positive for virus at Florida campPHILADELPHIA (AP) Five players for the Philadelphia Phillies have tested positive for COVID-19 at the team's spring camp in Florida, prompting the club to indefinitely close the complex.The team also said Friday that three staff members at the camp...

AP Sports WriterBack to school: MLB may have college vibe with short seasonBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) John Stuper remembers some of the first advice he got from veterans when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals as a rookie pitcher in 1982: Don't get too high or too low...

Sanó, accused of kidnapping, says he's been blackmailedBy The Associated PressMinnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano told a Dominican Republic newspaper he's being blackmailed, having been accused of kidnapping and assault.The Twins said Thursday they're aware of the report in El Nuevo Diario and still trying to gathering more information...