XRemember when the holiday season used to start the countdown to spring training? Those were the good old days, when pitchers and catchers finally appeared on your radar. It was easier to get through even the most brutal winter days. The sweet thud of fastballs detonating in catchers' mitts was just around the corner.But we live in different times as a result of COVID-19. The industry is practically in lockdown as the virus surges. There has been little activity on the free-agent market; not a single megastar has signed. And unlike past years, when the opening of camps created a sense of...…XRemember when the holiday season used to start the countdown to spring training? Those were the good old days, when pitchers and catchers finally appeared on your radar. It was easier to get through even the most brutal winter days. The sweet thud of fastballs detonating in catchers' mitts was just around the corner.But we live in different times as a result of COVID-19. The industry is practically in lockdown as the virus surges. There has been little activity on the free-agent market; not a single megastar has signed. And unlike past years, when the opening of camps created a sense of...WW…

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XOpinion is split down the middle: Of the 13,188 fans who were polled by in 2018, 50.07 percent favored keeping the DH in the American League only.Today's top slugging pitcher is a coin flip between Greinke and Bumgarner. But if the universal DH becomes permanent, neither one will have had the honor of turning out the lights on this era. That would be Gerrit Cole, who faced Sean Doolittle in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the 2019 World Series.Naturally, he struck out.       🚨 SPORTS NEWS ➡️ YOUR INBOXThe latest in the sports world, emailed daily.Maybe later…XOpinion is split down the middle: Of the 13,188 fans who were polled by in 2018, 50.07 percent favored keeping the DH in the American League only.Today's top slugging pitcher is a coin flip between Greinke and Bumgarner. But if the universal DH becomes permanent, neither one will have had the honor of turning out the lights on this era. That would be Gerrit Cole, who faced Sean Doolittle in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the 2019 World Series.Naturally, he struck out.       🚨 SPORTS NEWS ➡️ YOUR INBOXThe latest in the sports world, emailed daily.Maybe laterWW…

XAs Major League Baseball lurches into the unknown of the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic, the conversation is dominated by burning questions as to what the season ahead might look like.Answers? Not many. Not yet. Even the most critical obstacle—identifying the date when the sport can resume—is still just guesswork.One high-ranking club official raised the possibility of an abbreviated spring training in late May, followed by Opening Day in early June. The executive emphasized he was just kicking the tires on that timeline, but even waiting out a two-month delay is better than the...…XAs Major League Baseball lurches into the unknown of the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic, the conversation is dominated by burning questions as to what the season ahead might look like.Answers? Not many. Not yet. Even the most critical obstacle—identifying the date when the sport can resume—is still just guesswork.One high-ranking club official raised the possibility of an abbreviated spring training in late May, followed by Opening Day in early June. The executive emphasized he was just kicking the tires on that timeline, but even waiting out a two-month delay is better than the...WW…

XOf all the narratives the Steroid Era left in its wake, none was messier or more complicated than 's. It was a tale of lies and revenge, as politically savage as Game of Thrones. But after the rise and fall of a great slugger, there's a third act in the making.How it turns outwhether A-Rod's reputation can ever be fully launderedremains an open question.It'll be another two years before Rodriguez is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022. That'll be his first litmus test. His three MVPs, 14 All-Star Game appearances and 10 Silver Slugger Awards will be discussed and debated.But his...…XOf all the narratives the Steroid Era left in its wake, none was messier or more complicated than 's. It was a tale of lies and revenge, as politically savage as Game of Thrones. But after the rise and fall of a great slugger, there's a third act in the making.How it turns outwhether A-Rod's reputation can ever be fully launderedremains an open question.It'll be another two years before Rodriguez is eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022. That'll be his first litmus test. His three MVPs, 14 All-Star Game appearances and 10 Silver Slugger Awards will be discussed and debated.But his...WW…

XIf it feels like baseball is getting closer to its rebirth, you're rightit is.According to an industry source familiar with the ongoing discussions at the commissioner's office, the season might start by late June or early July to squeeze in 100 or so games. This isn't just wish-casting, either. Momentum is building from both owners and players to do whatever's necessary to play ball in 2020. Clearly, this is a best-case scenario contingent on the containment of the COVID-19 virus over the next 60 days. Secondly, the two sides have to agree on how much the players should be paid in a...…XIf it feels like baseball is getting closer to its rebirth, you're rightit is.According to an industry source familiar with the ongoing discussions at the commissioner's office, the season might start by late June or early July to squeeze in 100 or so games. This isn't just wish-casting, either. Momentum is building from both owners and players to do whatever's necessary to play ball in 2020. Clearly, this is a best-case scenario contingent on the containment of the COVID-19 virus over the next 60 days. Secondly, the two sides have to agree on how much the players should be paid in a...WW…