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Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies

Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies

NEW YORK (AP) — Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of positive tests, announced Sunday, was positive news for a sport pushing ahead with plans to start its delayed season. Researchers received 6,237 […]

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MLB cuts senior staff pay by 35%, pays all staff through May

MLB cuts senior staff pay by 35%, pays all staff through May

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is cutting the salary of senior staff by an average of 35% for this year and is guaranteeing paychecks to its full-time employees of its central office through May. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday in a memorandum to staff, a […]

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AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The sides held a telephone call to talk about paths forward for a season delayed by the […]

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Utah school becomes latest to ditch Native American name

Utah school becomes latest to ditch Native American name

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sports teams will no longer be known as the “Redmen” at a southern Utah high school, becoming the latest to get rid of a Native American name deemed offensive despite opposition from some residents and a national American Indian group. The Iron County School Board […]

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