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Zeile, Alonso encourage vaccines as part of MLB efforts

May. 26, 2021 05:58 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball joined many of its clubs in coronavirus vaccination efforts, sending retired players Todd Zeile and Yonder Alonso to a...

Soriano taken by Pirates from Angels in winter meeting draft

Dec. 10, 2020 02:17 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh took right-hander Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angels’ organization with the first of 18 picks in the major league phase of...

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus walk outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, July 23, 2020. There were few bare faces among rush-hour commuters in Australia’s second-largest city on Thursday morning as Melbourne residents were largely complying with a new law making face coverings compulsory. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
The Latest: S Korea baseball, soccer fans to return to games

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 01:10 AM EDT

A cyclist rides past Principal Park, home to the Triple-A minor league baseball Iowa Cubs, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Two high school baseball games scheduled for Thursday at the stadium were postponed after officials said a ballpark staff member tested positive for coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
COVID-19 cases led to suspension of games at Iowa ballpark

Jun. 25, 2020 01:30 PM EDT

Hanshin Tigers manager Akihiro Yano wearing a face mask puts dirt he collected from the grounds into a bag at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The dirt will be put in transparent balls hanging at the end of key chains, then sent to some 50,000 high school baseball players and team managers. The annual Japanese high school baseball tournament was canceled over the coronavirus pandemic. Every year, after a team loses, the players, many weeping uncontrollably, scrape the dirt from foul territory near the dugout to take home as a memento. (Yohei Fukuyama/Kyodo News via AP)
Young baseball players get memento filled with stadium dirt

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 22, 2020 01:12 AM EDT

Jordan Spieth, left, watches Ryan Palmer tee off the first hole during practice for the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The Challenge is the first PGA tour event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
The Latest: Play ball! Prep baseball being played in Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2020 01:51 PM EDT

In a photo provided by MLB Photos, the baseball draft board is seen Monday, June 8, 2020 in Secaucus, N.J., for Wednesday's draft. (Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via AP)
Tigers load up with more college bats on Day 2 of MLB draft

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 11, 2020 08:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2019, file photo, Georgia's Emerson Hancock throws the ball against LSU during an NCAA college baseball game in Athens, Ga. Hancock is expected to be an early selection in the Major League Baseball draft. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Torkelson, Kjerstad, Meyer lead top 10 picks in MLB draft

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 10, 2020 09:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2014 file photo, Chicago's Ed Howard celebrates after his team won 7-5 over Las Vegas to win the U.S. final at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. The Chicago Cubs selected hometown shortstop Howard in the first round of the baseball amateur draft Wednesday night, June 10, 2020. The 18-year-old Howard was a prep star at Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's South Side. He also started for the 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team that advanced to the finals of the Little League World Series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Cubs take local star Ed Howard with 1st-round draft pick

By Jay Cohen Jun. 10, 2020 09:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson bats during an NCAA college baseball game against Notre Dame in Phoenix. The Detroit Tigers are rebuilding around an impressive group of minor league pitchers. Now, it might be time to add a star hitting prospect to the mix. Whether it’s Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson or somebody else, Detroit has a chance to add another potential standout when it makes the No. 1 selection in Wednesday night’s Major League Baseball draft. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 10, 2020 07:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Texas A&M's Asa Lacy (35) throws a strike against a Miami (Ohio) batter during an NCAA baseball game in College Station, Texas. Detroit has a chance to add another potential standout when it makes the No. 1 selection in Wednesday night’s draft. Lacy is a possible top pick in the Major League Baseball draft. (AP Photo/Sam Craft, File)
Torkelson, Martin, Lacy lead list of top MLB draft prospects

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 09, 2020 02:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1977, file photo, Bob Howsam, center, president of the former world champion Cincinnati Reds, smiles during the free agent re-entry draft in New York. Reds vice president of administration, Dick Wagner, is at right. Person at left is unidentified. Baseball's amateur draft this week will look much different because of the coronavirus pandemic, and more permanent changes could be coming soon. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era

By Mike Fitzpatrick Jun. 08, 2020 02:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2013, file photo, Kansas City Royals bench coach Chino Cadahia (15) and St. Louis Cardinals first base coach Chris Maloney (37) exchange line-ups with home plate umpire Rob Drake (30) before a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The exchange of lineup cards would be eliminated, fielders will be encourages to space themselves from baserunners between pitches and managers and coaches must wear masks while in the dugouts under Major League Baseball's proposed operations manual for starting the coronavirus-delayed season. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
New MLB rules: shower at home, don't spit, Mr Met stay away

By Ronald Blum May. 16, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

Update on the latest in sports:

Apr. 26, 2020 03:07 PM EDT
NFL-SAINTS-WINSTON AP source: Saints, Winston in 'advanced' negotiations NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the...

In this photo taken on Friday, April 17, 2020, University of California at Berkeley's Jack Delmore pitches during an informal workout at Willie Stargell Field in Alameda, Calif. Thousands of players are trying any way they can to stay ready amidst the uncertainty of whether there will even be a baseball season, let alone anything for the game's lower levels. They are trying to prepare while social distancing from six feet apart and without drawing a crowd as California is under a shelter-in-place order. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Minor leaguers, college players get creative to stay ready

By Janie Mccauley Apr. 22, 2020 02:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the Charleston Civic Center arena sits empty after the West Virginia girls state basketball tournament in Charleston, W.Va., was suspended due to concerns over the coronavirus. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission announced Tuesday, April 21, 2020, that it had canceled the boys and boys state basketball tournaments as well as the spring sports of tennis, track, softball and baseball. (AP Photo/John Raby, File)
Schools closed for rest of academic year amid virus threat

By Anthony Izaguirre Apr. 21, 2020 02:54 PM EDT