Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Baseball has been particularly unkind to older players as franchises scrimp for every last nickel even as record revenues float their values into the multi-billions.

Will there be a 2020 MLB season? Answering all your questions about the (possible) return of baseball.

Major sports leagues are warily preparing for a return, but another wave of COVID-19 is taking shape and threatening all those plans.

But with the battle royale of labor negotiations still lurking, we can’t deny the value of each side laying some of its cards on the table now.

The latest salvo in contentious negotiations came Thursday when the MLBPA announced its rejection of further concessions sought by the league.

Major League Baseball has rejected the MLBPA’s offer of a 114-game season as struggle to find common ground for a return to play continues.

Friday marks the 25th anniversary of Derek Jeter’s major league debut. To celebrate, MLB Network will air 64 hours of “Jeets” programming.

As part of social distancing, MLB clubhouses and dugouts will be designed to keep players apart, eliminating the elements that bond ballplayers.

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