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Taiwan baseball league set to allow fans back in ballparksTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Fans will be allowed to enter baseball stadiums for games in Taiwan for the first time this season as part of a gradual easing of restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.The China Professional Baseball League said up...

Former Cubs general manager Saltwell diesCHICAGO (AP) Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Chicago Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96.The Cubs said his death Sunday was not related to...

AP Baseball WriterIn shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981By NOAH TRISTERThe season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched another no-hitter.But perhaps...

AP Baseball WriterIn shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981By NOAH TRISTERThe season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched another no-hitter.But perhaps...

AP Baseball WriterAP study: MLB average at around $4.4M for 5th year in rowBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball’s average salary ahead of a postponed opening day remained at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of contracts by The Associated...

AP Baseball WriterIn shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981By NOAH TRISTERThe season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched another no-hitter.But perhaps...

Associated PressPlay ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiumsBy KIM TONG-HYUNGSEOUL, South Korea (AP) Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea.After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed...

AP Baseball WriterIn shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981By NOAH TRISTERThe season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched another no-hitter.But perhaps...

AP Baseball WriterAP study: MLB average at around $4.4M for 5th year in rowBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball’s average salary ahead of a postponed opening day remained at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of contracts by The Associated...

Associated PressPlay ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiumsBy KIM TONG-HYUNGSEOUL, South Korea (AP) The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums.After a weeks-long...

AP Baseball WriterIn shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981By NOAH TRISTERThe season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched another no-hitter.But perhaps...

Associated PressBaseball artists, writers shut out by coronavirus pandemicBy KATHY WILLENSNEW YORK (AP) Anika Orrock was all warmed up for her big pitch. On the mound at Yankee Stadium, tossing out the ceremonial first ball.On Tuesday night, though, the baseball illustrator and cartoonist will be far from the...