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7:03 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 2012, Jim Thome hit a record 13th walk-off home run. Six players have 12 career walk-off home runs,

6:03 PM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that begins around July

9:57 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to proceed with the 2020 MLB season under the terms of their March 26 agreement with the MLB Players Association, the league said in a statement Monday night, after the union’s executive board voted down MLB’s latest offer of a 60-game season with expanded

7:00 AM ET What was your assessment of Jorge Soler heading into the 2019 Major League Baseball season? A top prospect when the Cubs signed him out of Cuba, he had never been able to earn regular time in Chicago, was traded to the Royals, was demoted to the minors in 2017 and battled injuries.

7:00 AM ET The impasse between Major League Baseball and its players over their discussions to restart training and the 2020 season was not resolved over the weekend. The union considered and temporarily held off voting whether to accept or reject the owner’s most recent offer of a 60-game season with an expanded, 16-team playoff

12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players have reversed course — again — deciding not to vote on Sunday on the league’s 60-game proposal as commissioner Rob Manfred made late tweaks to the offer, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. Manfred sent a letter to MLBPA executive director Tony Clark offering to cancel expanded playoffs and

12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players intend to vote Sunday on MLB’s latest proposal to return to the field after initially planning to delay the vote because of recent coronavirus outbreaks in training camps, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The executive board met Saturday, but the players originally planned to delay voting on the

6:58 PM ET Major League Baseball players won’t vote on the league’s latest proposal to return to the field until they collect new data regarding testing for COVID-19 after several recent outbreaks in spring training and major league cities, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. A vote could have taken place on Sunday but

8:14 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 500th home run. It came on Father’s Day, with his father, Ken

1:42 AM ET Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is finalizing a one-year contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Russell should soon be in South Korea. Russell, 26, became a free agent when the Cubs non-tendered him in December. He was suspended for

7:51 PM ET Major League Baseball won’t counter the MLB Players Association’s latest offer to play 70 games this season. Instead, the league is sticking with its most recent offer of 60 games at full prorated salaries. “MLB has informed the Association that it will not respond to our last proposal and will not play

7:06 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1996, Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith announced his retirement, effective at the end of that season. He retired as

7:00 AM ET There have been 255 father-son combos in major league history, according to research by Elias Sports Bureau. There is no father and son pair in which both members are in the Hall of Fame (14 fathers are in, but just two sons, Roberto Alomar and Ken Griffey Jr.). Bobby and Barry Bonds

9:17 PM ET Albert Pujols is giving back to his team and his native Dominican Republic. According to the Los Angeles Times, the veteran Angels slugger is covering $180,000 in salary lost by staff members of the team in the Dominican who were furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The gesture will cover about five

2:02 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association has finalized a proposal to MLB for a season in the neighborhood of 70 games, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers. Following a four-hour negotiation in Phoenix between the leaders Tuesday, MLB emerged believing the framework of a deal had been agreed upon, sources

7:00 AM ET They might just end up being the three words that turned the tide for Major League Baseball — or at least for the players who seemingly moved ahead of the league in the public relations game between the two sides earlier this week. It has already become a T-shirt, and with the

4:14 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN After several days of stalemate in the negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, we may have some traction toward a deal to resume the 2020 season. After commissioner Rob Manfred and union chief Tony Clark met face-to-face, we’re seeing the sport move back toward discussions about

4:20 PM ET ESPN.com staff With the 2020 baseball season hanging in the balance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have been trading proposals to return to action. Here, we break down the details of the offers and counteroffers from the owners and the union as