1:07 PM ET New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is encouraging major sports teams in the state to plan on reopening without fans. “Hockey, basketball, baseball, football — whoever can reopen — we’re a ready, willing and able partner,” Cuomo said Monday during his daily news conference. “I think this is in the best interest of

8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1937, Brooks Robinson was born. Twenty-five years later, future Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts joined the Orioles.

8:14 PM ET Former major league player and manager Art Howe was released from a hospital in Houston on Sunday after spending time in intensive care last week with the coronavirus. “Relief, back in my own bedroom, it’s just sweet. It was a long five days or so. I’m finally feeling a little bit better.

12:25 PM ET By saying he will not play this season for a reduced salary, Rays starter Blake Snell triggered a cacophony of angry responses the other day — a tidal wave of social media backlash, talk-show lectures (delivered from here, among other lecterns) and under the radar, expressions of disgust from some of Snell’s

3:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentation from the commissioner’s office to the union that was obtained by The Associated Press. Painting a picture

3:54 PM ET How eager are we for baseball? More than a little — heck, a lot. And now that we’re witnessing the industry tiptoe toward a plan for reinitiating the 2020 campaign for Major League Baseball, we can’t help speculating what a baseball season will look like. Last night, Bryce Harper got into the

1:12 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s ambitious return-to-play plans include processing upward of 10,000 coronavirus tests per week, overhauling stadiums and in-game settings to encourage social distancing, and rigorous rules intended to prevent against the

8:00 AM ET If you’re really going to get into this thing, you’ve gotta pick a team. That was my first thought as rumors swirled that KBO broadcasts might be coming to ESPN and that there might be a way for this MLB editor who is very much missing the sport to watch live baseball

1:17 PM ET Major League Baseball plans to hold the 2020 MLB Draft remotely, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. As of now, teams are not allowed to have draft rooms and will do all drafting via video conference. That could change, the memo says, as the draft date approaches.

7:00 AM ET If you like watching professional baseball, the KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) League ought to be your thing right now. The general level of play isn’t the same as Major League Baseball or even Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). But that misses the point entirely; it’s a very different atmosphere than Major League Baseball,