Major League Baseball Players Association
5 of 30 MLB teams able to relax coronavirus protocols

May. 07, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth major league team has been able to relax coronavirus protocols after 85% of its players and other on-field personnel completed...

FILE - New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws in the first inning of Game 1 of an American League wild-card baseball series against the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland, in this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, file photo. The average Major League Baseball salary dropped for an unprecedented third straight year, even before the shortened season caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The average fell despite Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon and Christian Yelich all starting long-term contracts guaranteeing $215 million or more. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
AP Exclusive: MLB average salary fell for 3rd straight year

By Ronald Blum Feb. 04, 2021 01:52 PM EST

Big leaguers giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers

Dec. 01, 2020 02:35 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Major league baseball players are giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers whose season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Los Angeles Dodgers fans take in the view near Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. By the time Major League Baseball returns in late July, it will have been more than four months since teams last played. The season is now going to be a 60-game sprint to the finish, held in ballparks without fans and featuring some unusual rules. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Summary of Major League Baseball 2020 Operations Manual

Jun. 24, 2020 07:51 PM EDT

Major leaguers commit $1 million to support minor leaguers

Jun. 17, 2020 03:01 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Major leaguers have committed $1 million to support minor leaguers whose leagues appear unlikely to start this year because of the coronavirus...

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media at the owners meeting in Arlington, Texas. Major League Baseball rejected the players' offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts and told the union it did not plan to make a counterproposal, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday, June 3, 2020, because no statements were authorized.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
MLB players reaffirm pay stance, no deal with teams in sight

By Ronald Blum Jun. 04, 2020 08:53 PM EDT

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval slides safe into home ahead of the tag from Arizona Diamondbacks' John Hicks during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Big league vets with minor league deals get up to $50,000

By Ronald Blum Apr. 03, 2020 04:45 PM EDT