The goal is to present an official expansion proposal to MLB at the 2021 Winter Meetings in Nashville.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Opinion: Here’s hoping MLB is successful in playing out its ambitious 2020 schedule
The 2020 season is scheduled to begin July 23, with most teams playing 60 games in 66 days, assuming COVID-19 issues don’t stop play.
To play or not to play: MLB players face tough decisions amid coronavirus surge
Just three days into Spring Training 2.0, several players openly wonder how the season can possibly work and whether they’re crazy for even trying?
MLB announces league-wide coronavirus test results: 31 players positive for COVID-19
In total, MLB collected 3,185 samples and had 38 positives for COVID-19. Seven were staff members, according to the league.
With pregnant wife, Angels star Mike Trout unsure if he’ll play in 2020: ‘Playing it by ear’
Mike Trout, the three-time MVP, is wary about starting the 2020 season with his wife expecting their first baby in August.
After blowback, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred clarifies comments on 60-game season
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred raised eyebrows when he said Wednesday that MLB would never have been able to play more than 60 games.
‘No idea what to expect’: All eyes on Major League Baseball as Spring Training 2.0 gets underway
This will be a training camp, played in every team’s home ballpark instead of their traditional spring-training facilities in Florida and Arizona.
Opinion: It’s time to remove J.G. Taylor Spink’s name off baseball writers’ award over his racist views
It’s time for the BBWAA to remove the name — J.G. Taylor Spink — associated with the greatest honor given annually to a baseball writer.
Opinion: There is no contract more legendary than Bobby Bonilla’s deal
There are hundreds of players who have received deferred salaries over the years, but no contract is more legendary than Bobby Bonilla’s deal.
‘He really needs help’: Family seeks help for Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles, who is homeless and hospitalized
Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was found homeless in Florida this past week. Diagnosed with a mental illness, the family seeks help.