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MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million. Clubs gained the ability to redu...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hyson gobbled up by Gila Monsters baseball

Durango pitcher eager to grow at Eastern Arizona College

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

SEOUL, South Korea – The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadium...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Baseball resumes in South Korea, bringing innings to a world starved for sports

SEOUL – At least the game sounded the same. The leathery pop of a strike into the catcher’s mitt was no different than before. A solid hit to center field still had that satisfyin...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Senior Spotlight: The baseball season that could have been

Durango coach Coddington reflects on senior leadership

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony

Rockies’ Larry Walker, Yankees’ Derek Jeter will have to wait for Cooperstown

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

2020 Connie Mack World Series canceled by COVID-19

Famed amateur baseball tournament to return to Farmington in 2021

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

MLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparation

The Detroit Tigers can feel certain about one thing: They have the No. 1 pick in the draft. What that Major League Baseball draft will look like, when and where it will take place...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB opening options include 3 regional divisions

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is exploring various options that could allow the season to start if the medical situation allows, including a plan in which the 30 teams could be split into...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

LIVINGSTON: What could fall sports 2020 look like?

Normalcy desired, but that seems unlikely

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Beat the buzzer to nominate Durango Athletic Hall of Fame candidates

Deadline for inaugural nominations sent to selection committee is April 30

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

New Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season start

North Texas has more to offer than just the new Rangers ballpark should MLB decide to start the pandemic-delayed 2020 baseball season with teams grouped together in different regions. ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports