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12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players intend to vote Sunday on MLB’s latest proposal to return to the field after initially planning to delay the vote because of recent coronavirus outbreaks in training camps, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The executive board met Saturday, but the players originally planned to delay voting on the
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1:42 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs roster in December after the Major League club declined
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1:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Saturday, and the teams confirmed the plan. Cuomo said he would like to stop by to see them
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7:51 PM ET Major League Baseball won’t counter the MLB Players Association’s latest offer to play 70 games this season. Instead, the league is sticking with its most recent offer of 60 games at full prorated salaries. “MLB has informed the Association that it will not respond to our last proposal and will not play
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1:01 PM ET ESPN News Services All Major League Baseball training camps will temporarily close, a source confirmed to ESPN, after multiple teams reported positive coronavirus tests on Friday. The spring training facilities in Florida and Arizona will undergo a deep cleaning, and players will need to test negative before they can enter, according to
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1:01 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies are closing their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The facility will remain closed until medical authorities are confident that the virus is under control, the team said in a statement Friday. The first confirmed case occurred on
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