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8:00 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 1936, rookie Joe DiMaggio tied a then-major league record with four extra-base hits in a game. DiMaggio would

7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the final hurdles cleared for a 2020 MLB season, the likes of which we’ve never seen before, we asked ESPN’s baseball writers, reporters and editors for their best guesses on what we’ll witness during this abbreviated campaign. What teams and players are best suited for the shortened season? And

9:42 PM ET Eddie Kasko, who spent 29 seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization as a player, manager and executive, died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 88. Kasko played 10 seasons in the majors, earning an All-Star selection in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds, with whom he played from 1959 to 1963. A

11:06 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Well, it looks like things are finally falling into place enough where we will actually be able to take part in fantasy baseball leagues in 2020. That’s the good news. And, while

Jun 23, 2020 MLB InsidersESPN With a 60-game schedule on tap for Major League Baseball in 2020, we now know we’re getting a season, but one whose brevity could yield some surprising outcomes in the standings and in the record book. With that in mind, we asked three of ESPN’s MLB experts — Bradford Doolittle,

6:31 PM ET These are the things I can’t wait to see: Byron Buxton running out a triple. Mike Trout‘s quick swing, so quick it looks like he flips the ball over the center-field fence. Francisco Lindor‘s smile as he crosses home plate and wades into a dugout of happy teammates. Nolan Arenado intercepting a

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