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Baseball Hall of Fame cancels July inductions due to coronavirus; Jeter, Walker, Sizemore, Miller to be honored in 2021COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Baseball Hall of Fame cancels July inductions due to coronavirus; Jeter, Walker, Sizemore, Miller to be honored in 2021.

MLB teams offer ticket refunds, credit for games not playedBy The Associated PressThe St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox announced ticket refund policies on Wednesday for games not played through May because of the virus outbreak, with some Major League Baseball teams offering plans for cash returns and...

AP Sports WriterOrioles OF Mancini understands risk of COVID during chemoBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini feels fortunate to have undergone colon cancer surgery before doctors became absorbed in treating COVID-19, and now he’s diligently and carefully working to avoid the virus while receiving chemotherapy.Mancini was...

MLB allows each team to decide its ticket refund policyNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball told teams on Tuesday they could decide their own ticket refund policies.Spring training was suspended on March 12 and the regular season was delayed from its scheduled March 26 start because of the...

AP Baseball WriterMLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparationBy NOAH TRISTERThe Detroit Tigers can feel certain about one thing: They have the No. 1 pick in the draft.What that Major League Baseball draft will look like, when and where it will take place and how the selections will...

AP Baseball WriterMLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparationBy NOAH TRISTERThe Detroit Tigers can feel certain about one thing: They have the No. 1 pick in the draft.What that Major League Baseball draft will look like, when and where it will take place and how the selections will...

Orioles 1B Mancini expects to miss season to treat cancerBALTIMORE (AP) Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini is undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer and expects to miss the season if major leaguers return this summer.Mancini had a malignant tumor removed shortly before turning 28 on March 18. He...

Orioles 1B Mancini expects to miss season to treat cancerBALTIMORE (AP) Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini is undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer and expects to miss the season if major leaguers return this summer.Mancini had a malignant tumor removed shortly before turning 28 on March 18. He...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: MLB opening options include 3 regional divisionsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball is exploring various options that could allow the season to start if the medical situation allows, including a plan in which the 30 teams might be split into three regional...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: MLB opening options include 3 regional divisionsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball is exploring various options that could allow the season to start if the medical situation allows, including a plan in which the 30 teams could be split into three regional...

Pirates temporarily suspend 401k benefits amid pandemicPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pirates are suspending retirement benefits for members of Pittsburgh's baseball operations staff in an effort to cope with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.General manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday the team has been searching for ways to find...

AP Baseball WriterNew Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season startBy STEPHEN HAWKINSNorth Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions.Among the different plans looked at by Major...