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Is it safe to start the MLB season in May?
Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona
MLB and its players are focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May.
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Can the U.S. return to sports soon? South Korea may have clues
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Cal Ripken Jr. becomes MLB's iron man, plays in his 2,131st straight game
REMEMBERING AL KALINE
Kurkjian: Late HOFer Al Kaline could do everything on the diamond
Kaline was the youngest player to win a batting title, and opponents marveled at the breadth of skills of the Tigers great.
Legendary Tigers outfielder Al Kaline dies at 85
Kaline, an 18-time All-Star and a 10-time Gold Glove winner with the Detroit Tigers, has died at 85.
REMEMBERING AL KALINE
Tigers legend Kaline dies at age 85
PITCH AND CATCH
Javy Baez catches for Jose Berrios
REMEMBERING A LEGEND
'Never forget, it was Roberto Clemente throwing'
Plays that should have never been close were turned into outs when Roberto Clemente, in right field, had the ball in his hands and a runner trying to take an extra base in his sights.
How Roberto Clemente, Neil Walker are connected
SUPPORTING RELIEF EFFORTS
Justin Verlander to donate upcoming MLB pay checks
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
If only Twitter had existed: The most meme-worthy moments ever for all 30 MLB teams
Beer flights. Knife fights. Planes, trains ... and parachutes? These stories would have broken the internet.
Top Headlines
- Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona
- Ex-Rockies 1B Helton sentenced to 2 days in jail
- Legendary Tigers outfielder Al Kaline dies at 85
- Chicago teams coordinate stay-at-home message
- Sources: Trump says NFL should start on time
- Verlander donating paycheck during shutdown
- MLB relaxes scouting restrictions ahead of draft
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The best we've seen
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The best MLB prospects we ever saw: The Kid, that swing and phenoms' feats
Our writers share their first impressions of Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw and others destined for big things before they made the majors.
What to watch
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Seen 'Major League' three times this week? Offbeat baseball movies, shows and documentaries you can stream right now
Our writers suggest something for MLB fans to watch online while the coronavirus keeps live sports on indefinite hold.
Fun follows
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Ten MLB players to follow on social media during the coronavirus shutdown
From Twitter to Twitch, these players are providing a window -- often silly, sometimes serious -- into an unprecedented time in baseball history.
Stream Backstory on ESPN+
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Banned for Life*: Available on demand
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Don Van Natta Jr. explores and connects the lifetime baseball bans of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose. Stream now on ESPN+
