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Is MLB's proposal the first step to playing ball in 2020 -- or the beginning of the end?
The owners' opening pitch was a swing-and-miss with the players, raising real doubt about MLB's potential return.
MLB PROJECTIONS
Will anyone hit .400? What stats for an 82-game MLB season could look like
We look at how much the oddities of a shortened schedule will impact the stats we've grown accustomed to seeing.
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Roy Halladay’s battle with the 'demon that had a strong hold on him'
WAIT ... WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
This home run is so absurd you have to see it to believe it
TIM KURKJIAN'S BASEBALL FIX
Shared birthdays, identical numbers and other big baseball coincidences you won't believe
Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell were both MVPs in '94. They were born on the same day. Dennis Eckersley picked off Kenny Williams in 1987 and didn't have another for four years -- when he got Williams again. Joe Niekro had one homer -- off his brother.
IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, YOU REMEMBER IT
MAY 27, 2014
On this date: 50 Cent throws out infamous first pitch
RECAPPING THE ACTION
KBO Weekly: Dominant Dinos rule over Power Rankings
The NC Dinos continue to terrorize the KBO as we look at the week that was and the must-see matchup of the week ahead.
MILESTONE HOME RUNS
RELIVE CLASSIC MLB GAMES ON ESPN+
Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's career record with 756th HR (2007)
Bonds breaks Mark McGwire's record with 71st & 72nd HRs (2001)
McGwire sets the record at 70 HRs with a pair in final game (1998)
Sammy Sosa hits his 600th HR against the Cubs (2007)
Top Headlines
- Nats' Scherzer says more salary cuts a non-starter
- Lotte Giants pitcher hit by liner out of hospital
- Former Braves catcher Biff Pocoroba dies at 66
- Sources: A's to undergo furloughs, salary cuts
- Dodgers to cut salaries June 1 to avoid layoffs
- Sources: Players balk at MLB's pay cut proposal
- Dodger Stadium opens as coronavirus testing site
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End of an era?
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Has the coronavirus ruined the high-five?
The celebration has been part of sports for more than 40 years. But with athletes rethinking distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, even the high-five's originator, Dusty Baker, is saying it's time to move on.
Forgotten World Series heroes
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Hunches, home runs and humiliation: Nine tales of unsung World Series heroes
A scout's all-time great gamble. A future Hall of Famer failing in the biggest moment in Series history. Sam Miller shows there's a lot more to the Fall Classic than MVPs.
