New York – Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The league also revealed several players on big league rosters have tested […]
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Six players to watch in the Pacific League in 2020
Baseball is back in Japan. NPB teams have been playing practice games against each other since June 2 and the June 19 start of the regular season is approaching fast. With that in mind here are six players to keep an eye out for in the Pacific League. Shuta Tonosaki, […]
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Central, Pacific Leagues announce schedules for remainder of season
After announcing their first month of games earlier this month, both the Central and Pacific Leagues revealed the remainder of their schedules for the 2020 season on Monday. After opening the year with a three-game series as usual, PL teams were scheduled to then play series featuring six straight games […]
Temps de lecture : 5 Minutes
Six players to watch in the Central League in 2020
Baseball is back in Japan. NPB teams have been playing practice games against each other since June 2 and the June 19 start of the regular season is approaching fast. With that in mind, here are six players to keep an eye out for in the Central League. Kazuma Okamoto, […]
Temps de lecture : 7 Minutes
Baseball players say talks futile, tell MLB to order return
New York – Major League Baseball appears headed to its shortest season since the 1870s. Continuing a contentious back-and-forth in a bitter dispute over pay, baseball players told the commissioner’s office on Saturday night that additional talks to start the season during the coronavirus pandemic are pointless and said owners […]
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MLB offers players 80 percent of prorated salaries, 72-game season
New York – Major League Baseball and its players are moving closer — to a deal or to Commissioner Rob Manfred ordering a shortened season without an agreement. MLB offered players 80 percent of their prorated salaries and a 72-game schedule beginning July 14 in an effort to start the […]
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Oscar Colas case highlights Latin players’ troubles with Japanese baseball
When 21-year-old Cuban outfielder Oscar Colas turned up in the Dominican Republic in January, he hoped to leave both his homeland and Japan’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks behind him as a new baseball future in America beckoned. Instead, he has become caught in the wheels of a system that does not […]
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Blue Jays still unsure where they’ll play home games in 2020
Toronto – The Toronto Blue Jays still don’t know where they’ll play home games when baseball resumes. Speaking on a conference call Thursday, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said he hopes the team will be able to play north of the border this season, but acknowledged “hurdles” that could […]
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Rob Manfred gives MLB season 100 percent chance of happening
New York – Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there is a « 100 percent” chance of big league ball this year. Major League Baseball will make another proposal to start the pandemic-delayed season in empty ballparks, but Manfred vowed Wednesday to unilaterally order opening day if an agreement is not reached. […]
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Koshien Stadium to host games between teams selected for canceled tournament
The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it will hold a series of games at Koshien Stadium in August between teams that had been selected for the canceled Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, which had been scheduled to take place in the spring. The federation said the 32 […]