Tony Clark
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell runs with a bucket after it was announced that the Brewers home opener was postponed after two St. Louis Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
6 teams idle: Manfred, union talk as MLB grapples with virus

By Steven Wine Jul. 31, 2020 11:02 AM EDT

This March 26, 2020 file photo shows an empty Yankee Stadium on opening day due to COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions in the Bronx borough of New York. The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Saturday, June 20, 2020, and the teams confirmed the decisions. (John Woike/Samara Media via AP)
AP Interview: Manfred: `We owe it to our fans to be better'

By Ronald Blum Jun. 24, 2020 08:26 PM EDT

The main gate of Coors Field, home of the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies, is locked early Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Denver. The league is waiting for the players' union to respond Tuesday to whether it will agree to health protocols for a 60-game regular-season slate and if players will report for training camp by July 1. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24

By Ronald Blum Jun. 23, 2020 08:15 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Jun. 21, 2020 01:32 PM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB Balk in baseball coronavirus talks as negotiations drag on NEW YORK (AP) — An email from Major...

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media at the owners meeting in Arlington, Texas. The chance that there will be no Major League Baseball season increased substantially Monday, June 15, 2020, when the commissioner's office told the players' association it will not proceed with a schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic unless the union waives its right to claim management violated a March agreement between the feuding sides. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Odd ball: Runners start on 2nd base, tie games, re-entry?

By Ronald Blum Jun. 19, 2020 08:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The league also said several players have tested positive for COVID-19. Two days after union head Clark declared additional negotiations futile, Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem sent a seven-page letter to players' association chief negotiator Bruce Meyer asking the union whether it will waive the threat of legal action and tell MLB to announce a spring training report date and a regular season schedule. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Players at 70 games, MLB at 60, Manfred says deadline near

By Ronald Blum Jun. 18, 2020 03:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The league also said several players have tested positive for COVID-19. Two days after union head Clark declared additional negotiations futile, Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem sent a seven-page letter to players' association chief negotiator Bruce Meyer asking the union whether it will waive the threat of legal action and tell MLB to announce a spring training report date and a regular season schedule. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
MLB thinks Manfred has framework with Clark, union stays mum

By Ronald Blum Jun. 17, 2020 02:24 PM EDT

Marshall Rich leaves the field following a workout at Grand Park, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Westfield, Ind. Proceeds from the event will go to Reviving Baseball in the Inner City of Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Yankees president Levine calls for MLB talks to resume

By Ronald Blum Jun. 16, 2020 01:10 PM EDT

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 16, 2020 12:47 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB Manfred says there might not be an MLB season NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says...

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 15, 2020 10:52 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB Manfred says there might not be an MLB season NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says...

Update on the latest sports

Jun. 14, 2020 01:01 PM EDT
GOLF-COLONIAL Berger takes Colonial FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The PGA Tour completed a safe and successful return to...

Second base sits in its place in an otherwise empty ballpark where grounds crew members continue to keep the Seattle Mariners' field in playing shape as the ballpark goes into its seventh week without baseball played because of the coronavirus outbreak Monday, May 11, 2020, in Seattle. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball owners have given the go-ahead to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
AP source: No MLB economic plan in 1st session with players

By Ronald Blum May. 12, 2020 08:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, a large flag is unfurled during the national anthem before an opening day baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York. Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $5 billion, up 9% over last year and 47% more than the No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers at $3.4 billion.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks

By Ronald Blum Apr. 20, 2020 05:27 PM EDT