The Latest: Orioles Offer Fans Free Covid-19 Tests at Games
The Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Department of Health are going to offer spectators free Covid-19 testing during the AL East team’s home games.
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Sign-Stealing
The Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed former Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Bolsinger’s suit against the Houston Astros. Bolsinger sought restitution, claiming the team’s sign-stealing scheme cost him his job with the Toronto Blue Jays after he gave up four runs to the Astros in a game.
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Foul Ball
An appeals court in Illinois declined to compel to arbitration a personal injury suit brought against Major League Baseball by a woman who was hit in the face by a foul ball while attending a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field. The court ruled that there was a low likelihood that a ticket holder would “actually find, obtain, and read the full arbitration provision by accessing the Cub’s website or visiting the administrative office.”
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Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86
Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86.
Read moreBaseball Scandal
The former general manager of the Houston Astros claims the pro baseball team fired him without cause and used him as a scapegoat for a cheating scandal involving players secretly watching opponents’ pitch signs.
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Japan Uses High-Tech Experiments to Fill Baseball Stadium
Officials in Japan are using some high-tech devices to see if they can fill sports stadiums closer to capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreMajor League Baseball
A federal court in California granted Major League Baseball and its players’ union’s motion for sanctions and attorney fees following a former player’s voluntary dismissal of his false advertising and unfair competition action. The player sued after the league banned the use of his company’s supplements.
Read moreUnion Pension
A local branch of the Service Employees International Union claims in a federal lawsuit that the Chicago Cubs did not provide materials needed for an audit of the baseball team’s pension plan.
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11th Circuit Upholds Convictions of Men Who Smuggled Cuban Baseball Players into US
An 11th Circuit panel Thursday upheld the convictions of baseball agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer Julio Estrada, who smuggled Cuban baseball players into the U.S. and profited off their major league contracts.
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Former LA Angels Staffer Charged in Overdose Death of Pitcher
A former communications director with the Los Angeles Angels baseball club was arrested Friday, accused of dealing opioids to pitcher Tyler Skaggs before he overdosed and died last year at a Dallas-area hotel prior to a game with the Texas Rangers.
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Four More Marlins Test Positive for Coronavirus
The Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, as the number of their players testing positive rose to 15.
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Baseball Teams Kneel in Support, Then Stand for Anthem
In a joint demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, players, managers and coaches of the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals knelt in unison before the opening game of the 2020 baseball season, then stood for the national anthem Thursday night.
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Fauci to Throw First Pitch at Yankees-Nationals Opener
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season.
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Minor League Baseball Cancels 2020 Season
Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger of failing without government assistance or private equity injections.
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Minor League Baseball Teams Sue Insurers for Virus Damages
Fifteen minor league baseball teams filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against insurance companies they say won’t pay for coronavirus-related business interruption claims.
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Just 4 New Virus Cases in South Korea and China
China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday among their 1.4 billion residents and were slowly resuming public events after months of containment efforts.
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Baseball Trainer, Agent Ask Court to Toss Smuggling Convictions
Two men convicted of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States and pocketing portions of their contracts did not aid and abet illegal border crossings, their lawyers argued Tuesday before the 11th Circuit.
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A federal class action demands restitution from Major League Baseball and all of its clubs for the price of 2020 season tickets.
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Hall of Famer Al Kaline, ‘Mr. Tiger,’ Dies at 85
Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into an immediate roadblock trying to join the Detroit Tigers. Called up to the majors, he couldn’t get past the security guards at Briggs Stadium.
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Baseball Season, Kentucky Derby Postponed
Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.
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