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Ian Desmond decides to sit out season for Rockies

Outfielder cites COVID-19, current social situation for decision

No paychecks for 11 big leaguers: advance larger than salary

NEW YORK – Grant Dayton will notice one glaring absence this season after he reports to the Atlanta Braves: his twice-a-month salary. He is among 11 major leaguers whose prorated ...

Short turnaround for MLB opening day

Players, managers eager to play ball

Four Corners great Duane Ward into Canadian Hall of Fame

Farmington alum won two World Series titles with Blue Jays

Bubble-free life means MLB players, coaches must be careful

PHOENIX – Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney Wor...

Manfred: ‘We owe it to our fans to be better’

MLB commissioner addresses growing frustration

Rockies All-Star Charlie Blackmon tests positive for coronavirus

Outfielder had been working out recently at Coors Field

Baseball scrambles back into action amid lingering concerns

Ron Gardenhire and Dusty Baker are a little uneasy. Jim Crane hopes his Houston Astros can play in front of fans at some point. As baseball scrambles to start an abbreviated seaso...

For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules

NEW YORK — So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the ...

MLB gets a deal done, as Blackmon tests positive for COVID-19

League plans shortest season since 1878 to start July 23

Baseball has managed to make us feel worse

It’s not a rosy spot for a sport to occupy: In the midst of a global pandemic and a tumultuous national conversation about race, baseball - with the green grass, the crack of the bat, the pe...

Union leaders’ vote and coronavirus threat loom over MLB’s pitch for a 60-game season

The Major League Baseball Players Association’s executive board could vote as early as Sunday on whether to accept the owners’ proposal for a 60-game schedule as the sport continues to navig...