MLB 2020

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Believe it or not, the preseason starts today in Surprise, Ariz.  Get ready for a season of craziness all the way into October.  And please, when posting news and notes, be mindful and respectful of others, even if it comes to bashing the Astros.  (I'm not sorry, I just had to sneak that in.)

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I hate this virus with a passion.  According to Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball is expected to suspend baseball operations indefinitely after today.

Rockies vs. Brewers, Dodgers vs. Cubs, Padres vs. Indians, Athletics vs. Dodgers, Mariners vs. Royals, Reds vs. Mariners, Brewers vs. Diamondbacks and Orioles vs. Twins were all cancelled.

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It's three worst words a baseball player can hear.  The Red Sox announced that starting pitcher Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery.

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Let's see how things go.  According to Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski, President Donald Trump spoke with 12 sports commissioners and hoped to have fans back in stadiums by August and September, adding that the NFL should start on time.

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Baseball continues to get blow after blow.  The 2020 Little League World Series was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.  This is the first time it will not be held since the tournament began in 1947.

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I'm just hoping Detroit's idiot general manager doesn't blow this.  The 2020 MLB draft is on.  The Tigers are on the clock with the first overall pick.  Updates to come.

The Tigers selected Arizona State Sun Devils first baseman Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick.

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While we wait for the possible return of baseball, here is something to enjoy in the meantime.  Relive the 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa that captivated America with the “30 for 30” episode “Long Gone Summer”.

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This does put a smile on my face.  The MLB owners voted to proceed with the 2020 season under the March agreement.  They asked the MLBPA if players could report to camp by July 1.

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FINALLY!  After months of waiting amidst the pandemic and labor unrest, we can finally hear those magical words:  PLAY BALL!  The MLB regular season gets started today and it will be a sprint of a season instead of a marathon as each team will play 60 games in 66 days.  Rest assured, the teams are ready to go in a most unique season.  And what better way to start than with baseball's most successful team against the defending world champions, followed by one of the games all-time greatest rivalries?  Your Opening Day schedule:

New York Yankees at Washington Nationals tonight at 7 p.m.
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at 10 p.m.

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It’s time to start the season with a banner ceremony.  The Yankees and Nationals will kick off the long-awaited 2020 MLB season.  Updates to come.

The Yankees beat the Nationals, 4-1, in six innings.

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Last night, it was four positive tests and now, it's ballooned.  Eight more players and two more Marlins coaches tested positive for COVID-19 and the team's home opener tonight against the Orioles has been canceled.

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God, I hope this isn't a lead-up to the end of the season.  Major League Baseball postponed all of the Marlins' games through Sunday's game against the Nationals in Miami after the recent coronavirus outbreak, including tonight's game against the Orioles.  This will impact the skeds of the Yankees, Orioles and Phillies.  Updates to come.

The Yankees vs. Phillies game was postponed.

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Not another one!  According to Buster Olney, tonight's Cardinals vs. Brewers game was postponed due to a positive coronavirus test.

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GODDAMMIT!  The Cardinals and Tigers' four-game series from Tues.-Thurs. in Detroit was postponed after 13 members of the Cardinals' organization tested positive for COVID-19.  This comes after tonight's originally-scheduled Cardinals vs. Tigers was postponed to accommodate the schedule change.

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It had to happen at some point this season.  The White Sox's Lucas Giolito blanked the Pirated for the first no-hitter of the 2020 season in a 4-0 win.  He had the most strikeouts in a no-hitter in team history with 13.