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AP Baseball WriterMLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparksBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak.Their anger was stoked last week...

AP Baseball WriterMLB can cut pay, lay off managers, coaches starting May 1By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a move that allows teams to lay off or cut the pay of major and minor league managers, coaches, trainers and full-time scouts starting May...

AP Baseball WriterMLB can cut pay, lay off managers, coaches starting May 1By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a move that allows teams to lay off or cut the pay of major and minor league managers, coaches, trainers and full-time scouts starting May...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jeter says he's forgoing salary during pandemicBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told team employees during a conference call Monday he is forgoing his salary during the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.The person confirmed...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jeter says he's forgoing salary during pandemicBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told team employees during a conference call Monday he is forgoing his salary during the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.The person confirmed...

Bobby Winkles, former Arizona St baseball coach, dies at 90TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Bobby Winkles, the baseball coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90.Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with...

Bobby Winkles, former Arizona St baseball coach, dies at 90TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Bobby Winkles, the former baseball coach who won three national championships at Arizona State and went on to manage in the majors, has died. He was 90.Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with family and friends...

Japan baseball delayed again, no date set for resumptionTOKYO (AP) Nippon Professional Baseball’s season openers will not take place in May due to the new coronavirus pandemic, with no firm date set for the start.Representatives of the 12 teams decided Friday to also scrap interleague play. The removal...

For The Associated PressNats' Ryan Zimmerman's AP diary: Fundraising for virus helpBy 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 Baseball WriterA's minor league manager off ventilator in coronavirus fightBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison has resumed breathing completely on his own for the first time in more than three weeks and no longer requires a ventilator as he fights the...

Associated PressBlue Jays manager Montoyo holds Happy Hour call with coachesBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo came up with a curveball to spice up the regular video conferences he’s been holding with his Toronto coaches while baseball is shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re...

AP Baseball WriterA's minor league manager off ventilator in coronavirus fightBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison has resumed breathing completely on his own for the first time in more than three weeks and no longer requires a ventilator as he fights the...