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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...

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...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox OF Verdugo says he'll be ready for start of seasonBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) New Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo said on Monday that he is fully healthy and he will be ready for the season -- if there is one.Verdugo has used the delay...

AP Baseball WriterAP Exclusive: Trout, Cole top 65 to earn $100,000 per gameBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren’t the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field.While they head a starry quartet that would take in more...

ESPN to air games from South Korean baseball leagueBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) ESPN will begin airing six regular-season games per week from South Korea's KBO baseball league.The agreement with Eclat Media Group was announced Monday, the day before the league is scheduled to open its season.The first game featuring...

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...

AP Baseball WriterAP Exclusive: Trout, Cole top 65 to earn $100,000 per gameBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren’t the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field.While they head a starry quartet that would take in more...

AP Sports Writer'The Wax Pack' chronicles baseball card-fueled road tripBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream about.The college biology professor set...

Matt Keough, former A's pitcher and executive, dies at 64OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Matt Keough, the former Oakland Athletics pitcher and special assistant, has died. He was 64.The Athletics announced the death Saturday night without providing details.''Matt was a great baseball man and a proud Oakland A,'' Billy Beane,...

AP Sports Writer'The Wax Pack' chronicles baseball card-fueled road tripBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream about.The college biology professor set...

AP Sports WriterNats skipper Martinez: Banner, rings to be revealed for fansBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) No one knows for sure how, when and where -- or, truly, even if -- Major League Baseball will play games in 2020. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez feels certain of this much:...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: Replay could vanish for '20 under MLB, ump dealBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Replay reviews could vanish in Major League Baseball in 2020 as part of a deal that covers how umpires would be paid for a season shortened or wiped out by the...