12:46 PM ET Associated Press Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo expects there to be a 2020 major league season. Baseball has been on hold since last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, right along with most sports and other aspects of everyday life. Mike Rizzo, manager of the World Series champion Nationals, believes that
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8:25 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 1967, Omar Vizquel was born. Omar Vizquel has the greatest hands I’ve ever seen. And, after Ozzie Smith,
1:48 PM ET NEW YORK — Select games from the final 10 days of the MLB The Show Player’s League, including its playoff tournament, will begin broadcasting on ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and MLB Network starting Thursday night. ESPN2 will broadcast select regular season games this Thursday and Saturday, while MLB Network will broadcast select regular
12:34 PM ET Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully is in the hospital after falling at his home Tuesday. The Los Angeles Dodgers tweeted Thursday afternoon that the 92-year-old Scully is “resting comfortably.” The Dodgers’ tweet also includes a quote from Scully: “I won’t be doing anymore headfirst sliding, I never liked it.” Scully retired
7:46 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 1952, Hoyt Wilhelm hits a home run in his first major league at-bat. Wilhelm, a notoriously bad hitter,
4:31 PM ET The Boston Red Sox are removing the interim tag from Ron Roenicke’s manager title, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Roenicke had been named interim manager after the Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora for his role in the Astros‘ 2017 sign-stealing scheme. Boston’s decision comes as Major League
3:06 PM ET Major League Baseball on Wednesday suspended Boston Red Sox video replay system operator J.T. Watkins without pay for one year and stripped the team of its second-round pick this year after completing its investigation into allegations the team illegally stole signs during the 2018 season. Former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who
7:51 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 1959, Tito Francona was born. Francona is perhaps the game’s best manager, a certain Hall of Famer. He’s
7:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter. A-Rod and fiancée Jennifer Lopez have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital for a possible bid for the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. The move was first reported by Variety. A
7:41 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 1996, we said hello to The Brady Bunch Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson hit a leadoff home run for