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AP Baseball WriterUnder 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodiesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.Results were based about about 5,600 completed records from employees of 26 clubs....

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million.Clubs gained the ability to reduce...

Former Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt diesBRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died. She was 101.Pratt died on Wednesday. Her nephew, Walter Pratt, told The Patriot Ledger she passed away peacefully at...

Former Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt diesBRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died. She was 101.Pratt died on Wednesday. Her nephew, Walter Pratt, told The Patriot Ledger she passed away peacefully at...

AP Sports WriterSound of silence: Baseball thinking ahead to silent stadiumsBy TIM BOOTHTom Murphy has become somewhat of an online sensation during baseball's shutdown for the array of workouts the Seattle Mariners' catcher posts on Instagram from his home in upstate New York.While staying in shape is a priority,...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million.Clubs gained the ability to reduce...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million.Clubs gained the ability to reduce...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million.Clubs gained the ability to reduce...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball will cuts its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million.Clubs gained the ability to reduce...

MLB, union award grants to aid domestic violence victimsNEW YORK (AP) Six organizations that aid survivors of domestic violence are among groups that will receive $50,000 each from Major League Baseball and the players’ association as part of a Healthy Relationships Community Grant initiative.MLB and the union committed...

For The Associated PressNats' star Ryan Zimmerman's AP diary: South Korean baseballBy RYAN ZIMMERMANEDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most of the team’s career hitting records, and his two homers and...

AP Sports WriterRoyals learning about new manager during stay-at-home ordersBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) When the Kansas City Royals learned that spring training was over and they were headed home, with questions swirling around if and when they might start the season, Mike Matheny sent them each...