1:14 PM ET Former Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs manager Jim Frey died Sunday at age 88. “We join the baseball community in mourning Jim’s passing and send our condolences to his family and friends,” the Cubs said in a statement Tuesday. No cause of death was given. Frey managed in the big leagues
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12:58 PM ET With baseball season still on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox nonetheless helped spread some good cheer to Boston hospital workers. As part of Sunday’s episode of the YouTube show “Some Good News,” hosted by Boston-area native John Krasinski, Ortiz surprised five members of the
3:00 PM ET Major League Baseball is following in the pixelated footsteps of the NBA — which recently ran an NBA 2K Players Tournament featuring stars like Kevin Durant and Trae Young — with a longer-term video game spin of its own. The MLB The Show Players League began Friday, with a 29-game season scheduled
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 1980, Dan Quisenberry pitched for the Royals and was caught by Jamie Quirk. It was the first time
1:24 PM ET Former Chicago Cubs second baseman Glenn Beckert died Sunday, the team announced. He was 79. Beckert spent nine seasons with the Cubs from 1965-1973 before finishing his career with two seasons for the San Diego Padres. In 1968, he led all of baseball with 98 runs scored and also won a Gold
7:47 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 2010, Herbie The Love Bug said goodbye to an old home and Minnesota gave him a new one.
1:55 PM ET The longer that baseball’s doors are closed because of the coronavirus, the greater the cost, as is the case with every other business. Team officials and player agents are bracing for what they expect to be a dramatic shift in the financial landscape if the sport is shut down for the season.
8:07 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 2011, Sam Fuld didn’t stop. Willie Mays never hit for the cycle. Neither did Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth
Apr 10, 2020 Associated Press Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says one team employee — not a player — tested positive for the coronavirus and is “on the road to getting better.” Rizzo said no players for the reigning World Series champions have shown any symptoms of COVID-19 at any point and so no
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 1913, they became the Damn Yankees. They were the New York Highlanders until 1913 when, on April 10,