This development could lead to a season of about 50 games rather than the 82 initially proposed by MLB.
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Veteran reliever says defying the odds as he did will become increasingly difficult if MLB follows through on cutting draft in half.
Arizona catcher Austin Wells, who played at Bishop Gorman High School, was selected by the New York Yankees with the 28th pick of the first round in Wednesday’s MLB draft.
Major League Baseball rejected the players’ proposal for a 114-game schedule in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts.
Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and commit to a longer schedule.
Experts said whether Las Vegas eventually gets an NBA or Major League Baseball franchise will be determined by a number of factors.
The sons of two of Las Vegas’ most famous sports icons are featured in videos that went up on social media this week.
Basic High grad and former second-round draft choice Andrew Church sounds off after being cut amid COVID-19 virus shutdown.
Despite national tournaments for American Legion and Connie Mack being canceled because of COVID-19, Las Vegas coaches hope to offer players a taste of summer baseball.
The Oakland Athletics are placing their scouts and a significant number of other front office employees on furlough, suspending pay for minor leaguers and cutting the salaries of other executives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 5-year-old boy and a woman drowned in the backyard pool of former L.A. Dodgers player Carl Crawford’s Houston home, according to reports.
Las Vegan Bryce Harper is supporting Blake Snell’s refusal to play baseball for less money amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus.
Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.
Former UNLV and MLB star Matt Williams manages the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization, which plays in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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