New MLB rules: shower at home, don’t spit, and mascots are banned

Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.

Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies

Researchers received 6,237 completed surveys from employees of 26 clubs. That led to 5,754 samples obtained in the U.S. on April 14 and 15 and 5,603 records that were used. The survey kit had a 0.5% false positive rate.

AP source: MLB owners approve plan to start season in July

Major League Baseball operations had been previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was unclear when, and if, gameplay would resume in 2020.

Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony due to coronavirus

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown.

Red Sox stripped of 2nd-round draft pick for breaking video rules, ex-manager Cora banned through 2020 postseason

The Boston Red Sox were stripped of their second-round pick in this year’s amateur draft by Major League Baseball for sign stealing in 2018 and former manager Alex Cora was suspended through the 2020 postseason for his previous conduct as bench coach with the Houston Astros.

Major League Baseball employees will participate in 10,000-person COVID-19 study

Researchers have partnered with Major League Baseball employees in a 10,000-person study aimed at further understanding the rate of infection of the novel coronavirus in the United States. 

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

The company that makes Major League Baseball uniforms has switched to producing masks and gowns in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

No Dodgers Opening Day, COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium instead

The long line of cars outside Dodger Stadium Thursday would normally mean the Dodgers’ season opener but instead, it’s turned into a COVID-19 testing site.

AP: MLB appoints 1st black umpire crew chief

Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The Associated Press has learned.

Braves' Markakis blasts Astros: 'Every single guy over there needs a beating'

Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis is making it known how he feels about the Houston Astro's sign-stealing scandal, and how the league has handled it.

Season ticket holder suing the Houston Astros

The lawsuit – aimed at gaining class-action status – say that through the cheating scandal, the Astros “secretly put a deficient product on the field.”

Houston Astros strike deal with Dusty Baker

Veteran baseball manager Dusty Baker has been hired as the new manager for the Houston Astros. Baker takes over for AJ Hinch who was fired after details of the 2017 cheating scandal came out.

Several Dodgers go public, peeved by Astros' cheating scam

Despite being eager to focus on the upcoming season, several Dodgers publicly for the first time expressed annoyance at the Astros for the sign-stealing system used during the 2017 season, when Houston beat them in seven games in the World Series.