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Jul 05, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich acknowledges he benefited from fortunate timing in his contract negotiations.
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Jul 05, 2020
Cleveland manager Terry Francona won't sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname.
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Jul 05, 2020
The White Sox and Nationals announced that each have two players who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Jul 05, 2020
Indians bench coach Brad Mills is opting out of the season to be with his family.
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Jul 05, 2020
With a legacy that goes well beyond winning the award in both leagues, Robinson is an ideal choice to replace Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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Jul 05, 2020
Felix Hernandez, who was trying to make the Braves before spring training was halted by the coronavirus pandemic, won't pitch this season due to concerns about the virus, his agent announced on Twitter Saturday night.
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Jul 05, 2020
Felix Hernandez, who was trying to make the Braves before spring training was halted by the coronavirus pandemic, won't pitch this season due to concerns about the virus, his agent announced on Twitter Saturday night.
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Jul 04, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers veteran Ryan Braun said he's now more bullish on his baseball future past this season.
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Jul 04, 2020
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was released from a hospital Saturday after taking a line drive off his head during a simulated game at Yankee Stadium. Manager Aaron Boone said Tanaka will be placed in the concussion protocol.
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Jul 04, 2020
Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano, New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu and Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez are among a host of MLB players who have tested positive for the coronavirus, it was revealed Saturday.
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Jul 04, 2020
David Price said in a statement Sunday that it was in the best interest of his and his family's health not to play this season.
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Jul 04, 2020
Tyson Brummett, who pitched in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 in his lone appearances in the major leagues, was one of four people killed in a plane crash in rural Utah on Friday.
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Jul 04, 2020
Giants catcher Buster Posey said "there's still some reservation on my end" about playing this season and he wants to see how things progress after a new surge in coronavirus cases before making a final decision.
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Jul 04, 2020
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was struck in the head by a line drive during the team's training camp Saturday at Yankee Stadium. He was taken to the hospital for further testing.
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Jul 04, 2020
Four Twins players, including third baseman Miguel Sano, and two Red Sox pitchers were announced as having tested positive for COVID-19 as a number of teams addressed coronavirus cases among their players.
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Jul 04, 2020
Without saying if the team would consider changing its name, the Atlanta Braves issued a statement Saturday that it "honors, supports, and values the Native American community. That will never change."
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Jul 04, 2020
Freddie Freeman, a four-time All-Star who batted .295 last season and set career highs with 38 homers and 121 RBIs, is one of four Braves players to test positive for the coronavirus. The others are Will Smith, Touki Toussaint and Pete Kozma.
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Jul 04, 2020
Friday's release of initial COVID-19 testing numbers as training camps open is an important first step for Major League Baseball's return, but it is just the beginning.
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Jul 04, 2020
Joon Lee talks optimism about the shortened season, Ivy League culture and the movie "Sugar."
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Jul 04, 2020
Baseball's best player is the public face of private concerns many in the game are grappling with as summer camp starts during a pandemic.
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Jul 04, 2020
The best closer who ever lived changed the course of his career forever with eight shutout innings on Independence Day, 1995.
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Jul 03, 2020
Friday's release of initial COVID-19 testing numbers as training camps open is an important first step for Major League Baseball's return, but it is just the beginning.
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Jul 03, 2020
The Cleveland Indians will "determine the best path forward" regarding its team name amid renewed calls for racial equality and social justice, the team announced in a club statement Friday.
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Jul 03, 2020
Tommy Pham, a key off-season acquisition for the Padres, tested positive for coronavirus. He's asymptomatic, GM AJ. Preller said.
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Jul 03, 2020
Thirty-one players were positive for COVID-19 in Major League Baseball's first round of coronavirus testing, the league and players' union announced Friday.
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Jul 03, 2020
Friday's release of initial COVID-19 testing numbers as training camps open is an important first step for Major League Baseball's return, but it is just the beginning.
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Jul 03, 2020
Joon Lee talks optimism about the shortened season, Ivy League culture and the movie "Sugar."
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Jul 03, 2020
Rays ace Blake Snell said it wasn't hard to start playing again after MLB agreed to full pro-rated salaries.
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Jul 03, 2020
Angels superstar Mike Trout voiced hesitation about playing this season, citing his wife's pregnancy.
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Jul 03, 2020
Catcher Wellington Castillo becomes third National to opt out, joining Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross.
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Jul 03, 2020
Indians president of baseball operations said outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. tested positive for the coronavirus before coming to Cleveland and is being quarantined.
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Jul 03, 2020
Joon Lee talks optimism about the shortened season, Ivy League culture, the movie Sugar and your best 2020 questions.
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Jul 03, 2020
Due to a personal matter, White Sox prospect Michael Kopech is missing the start of summer camp. General manager Rick Hahn said there's no timetable for the right-hander's return.
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Jul 03, 2020
The Red Sox and Astros are adapting their stadiums for summer camps and the upcoming season to address health and safety rules to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 03, 2020
The number of minor league baseball teams filing lawsuits against insurance companies over rejections of business interruption claims has reached 22.
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Jul 03, 2020
Angels superstar Mike Trout says he's still uncomfortable with playing this season, citing his wife's pregnancy.
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Jul 03, 2020
Major League Baseball has canceled the 2020 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, which will now host the 2022 Midsummer Classic.
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Jul 03, 2020
Friday's expected release of initial COVID-19 testing numbers as training camps open is an important first step for Major League Baseball's return, but it is just the beginning.
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Jul 03, 2020
It has been 100 days since what was supposed to be Opening Day. Here are 100 reasons to remind you why you loved it in the first place.
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Jul 03, 2020
It has been 100 days since what was supposed to be Opening Day. Here are 100 reasons to remind you why you loved it in the first place.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed infielder Scott Kingery and pitchers Hector Neris, Ranger Suarez and Tommy Hunter on the 10-day injured list with no specified injuries.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Major League Baseball Players Association is loading up on cash and investments ahead of bargaining with the league.
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Jul 02, 2020
All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their regular-season ballparks for the pandemic-shortened season after the Toronto Blue Jays received a Canadian federal government exemption on Thursday to work out at Rogers Centre.
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Jul 02, 2020
Gerrit Cole throwing BP to Aaron Judge at Yankee Stadium, as well as other ballplayers working out together, is a sight for sore eyes.
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Jul 02, 2020
Pitcher Max Meyer, who had a 2.07 career ERA with 187 strikeouts in 148 innings at the University of Minnesota, got a $6.7 million signing bonus with the Marlins and could potentially crack the starting rotation this season.
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Jul 02, 2020
Current New York guidelines would prohibit fans from attending professional sporting events or even congregating outside stadiums.
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Jul 02, 2020
Mets hitting coach Chili Davis will not attend the team's preseason workouts with training sessions set to begin on Friday.
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Jul 02, 2020
Cubs left-hander
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Jul 02, 2020
Just how often does the best player for the first two months dominate the whole season? Here's what the past decade tells us.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Tigers became the first MLB team to form a partnership with a bookmaker.
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Jul 02, 2020
With the schedule reduced to 60 games, anything can happen. Here are some off-the-radar teams that could make the playoffs.
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Jul 02, 2020
Baseball connects generations. The Griffeys hit back-to-back homers. The Bonds hit more than 1,000 home runs. The Biggios hit for the cycle. The Boones ... well, the whole family, it seems, played in the majors.
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Jul 02, 2020
Just how often does the best player for the first two months dominate the whole season? Here's what the past decade tells us.
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Jul 02, 2020
Last year's Nationals would have missed out on a title under the format MLB will use this season.
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Jul 01, 2020
The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques.
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Jul 01, 2020
The Yankees are not scheduled to face the White Sox during the 60-game season, so the Cardinals will reportedly be the new opponent for Chicago in the Field of Dreams game Aug. 13 in Dyersville, Iowa.
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Jul 01, 2020
Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy, 38, was emotional in detailing his fight against the coronavirus. "If my journey through this helps one person ... then I want my story to be heard," he said.
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Jul 01, 2020
For the first time in almost a century, Mexico has canceled its professional baseball season, the Mexican Baseball League announced Wednesday.
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Jul 01, 2020
Spring training 2.0 ... or summer camp? No matter what you call it, baseball's road back to the field starts today. Here's what you need to get up to speed.
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Jul 01, 2020
The family of Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles is just glad he's alive after his arrest in Florida.
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Jul 01, 2020
The Royals are offering fans the chance to but a plastic cutout of themselves to be displayed in the stands.
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Jul 01, 2020
Bobby Bo hasn't called Queens home since 1999, but today he'll receive a hefty check from his former employer. Here's what you need to know about Bonilla's unusual annual payday.
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Jul 01, 2020
Answering your questions about how ESPN Fantasy baseball will work with the 60-game MLB season.
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Jul 01, 2020
With a 60-game season, there's no time to mess with service time or innings limits.
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Jul 01, 2020
As major league teams get ready to open up their training camps in the hopes of finally starting the 2020 season, Eric Karabell examines what fantasy managers should be looking out for over the next two weeks.
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Jul 01, 2020
Young players could have more opportunities in 2020.
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Jul 01, 2020
Spring training 2.0 ... or Summer Camp? No matter what you call it, baseball's road back to the field starts today. Here's what you need to get up to speed.
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Jul 01, 2020
Bobby Bo hasn't called Queens home since 1999, but today he'll receive a hefty check from his former employer. Here's what you need to know about Bonilla's unusual annual payday.
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Jul 01, 2020
Usually when a position player takes the mound it's because something weird has already happened. Then he pitches and things get even weirder.
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Jun 30, 2020
Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich said he supports Ian Desmond's decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown in Florida.
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Jun 30, 2020
The news that minor league baseball won't be played this year is official. Here's what we know about what it means for the future of the farm leagues.
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Jun 30, 2020
The fans have spoken. The players on ESPN's Greatest All-Time Baseball Team are official. Here's who made the cut.
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Jun 30, 2020
MLB teams are not required -- or allowed -- to divulge the names of any player who tests positive for the coronavirus, both Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Cubs GM Jed Hoyer said Tuesday.
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Jun 30, 2020
After serving only as a designated hitter in 2019 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Shohei Ohtani will resume a two-way role with the Angels this season, general manager Billy Eppler confirmed Tuesday. Ohtani will likely pitch one game a week.
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Jun 30, 2020
Baseball's minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated teams amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 30, 2020
The Tigers agreed to a contract with No. 1 overall pick Spencer Torkelson and will add him to their player pool for the abbreviated 2020 season.
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Jun 30, 2020
Nevada Gaming is investigating an apparent error by BetMGM that allowed bettors to wager on international baseball games that had already started.
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Jun 30, 2020
Yankees GM Brian Cashman is optimistic Aaron Judge, James Paxton, Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton will be ready to play in time for the season opener on July 23.
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Jun 30, 2020
No. 2 overall draft pick Heston Kjerstad, who batted .448 with six homers and 20 RBIs over 16 games as a junior with Arkansas this year, has signed with the Orioles and will receive a $5.2 million signing bonus.
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Jun 30, 2020
Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond, who is opting out of playing this season, says baseball is "failing" in helping minorities, especially children, to play and advance in the sport.
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Jun 30, 2020
A number of former baseball MVPs say it is time to take Kennesaw Mountain Landis' name off the plaque because of his racist past.
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Jun 30, 2020
His career was short, but it was dominant. "No one," Frank Robinson said, "could hit that man."
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Jun 30, 2020
Baseball's front offices have embraced analytics in the 21st century. Diversity? Not so much.
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Jun 30, 2020
Teams are coming back for a 60-game sprint of a season. How much has baseball's 100-day interruption shaken up expectations?
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Jun 30, 2020
Ian Desmond will opt out of playing this season, the Colorado Rockies outfielder announced Monday.
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Jun 29, 2020
Major League Baseball is looking at numerous possibilities, including having its umpires work a team's entire homestand, in order to limit the umpires' travel requirements, when play begins next month amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 29, 2020
No. 3 overall draft pick Max Meyer, a right-hander from the University of Minnesota, has agreed to terms with the Marlins and is expected to be added to the 60-man player pool this week.
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Jun 29, 2020
Mets general manager Brodie van Wagenen said Monday that he's hopeful Yoenis Cespedes, who has played in just 38 games since 2017, is able to contribute as a designated hitter this season.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Yankees closer could be arriving to camp in style with his custom-made, six-wheel ride, which is coated with black Kevlar.
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Jun 29, 2020
San Francisco Giants minor leaguer Hunter Bishop has tested positive for the coronavirus, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Monday..
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Jun 29, 2020
Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross have opted out of the 2020 season "for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones," the team announced Monday.
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Jun 29, 2020
Diamondbacks right-hander Mike Leake is opting out of the 2020 season, his agent said in a statement Monday, becoming the first known MLB player to opt out.
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Jun 29, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that Major League Baseball is close to winning approval for the Toronto Blue Jays to play at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 29, 2020
The New York Mets have added outfielder Melky Cabrera, infielder Gordon Beckham and right-hander Hunter Strickland to their roster.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Twins aren't allowing coaches Bob McClure and Bill Evers to work games this season due to concerns related to the coronavirus, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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Jun 29, 2020
Some of the game's biggest prospects, such as Wander Franco and Jo Adell, will be in MLB camps this week. Here's who to watch on every team.
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Jun 29, 2020
After a planned celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues was shelved because of the pandemic, it moved to an online campaign called "Tip Your Cap," drawing tributes from presidents, leaders, entertainers and athletes.
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Jun 29, 2020
How bad is it to be hit by a pitch in the majors? Let Mark Reynolds explain: "When you see a guy bending over at home plate [after being hit], he is making sure everything is still there.''
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Jun 29, 2020
The documentary "Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams," premiering Monday on ESPN, chronicles the tournament that made stars out of Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi.
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Jun 29, 2020
A retiring coach, a player who lost his senior year, a prospective scout and the voice of the College World Series on the emptiness of a season that wasn't.
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