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Ed Howard is a pretty good bowler. His best score is 225. Of course, compared to his sister Capri, that 225 doesn’t look like anything special. “She definitely got me on the bowling,” Howard said. “She bowled a 300 in high school, so that’s pretty impressive.” Fortunately for the 18 year-old, he’s got a fallback sport: baseball. And it’s a…

Ed Howard, a shortstop from Chicago’s South Side, is the 15th best prospect in the entire 2020 draft class, according to MLB.com. NBC 5’s Mike Berman shares Howard’s story.

The Chicago Cubs would take a staggering financial hit if they pay players prorated salaries amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a presentation from Major League Baseball that was sent to the players’ union and obtained by the Associated Press. According to the presentation, if owners had to pay players prorated salaries for the coming season, the Cubs would…

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

Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has apologized for comments he made criticizing Major League Baseball players amid negotiations to potentially start up the baseball season later this summer. Pritzker made the comments during his daily press conference on the state’s handling of the coronavirus Wednesday. “I want to apologize for leaving the impression that players shouldn’t be allowed to bargain...

Minor league sports face a more treacherous climb to return from the coronavirus pandemic than their major counterparts that have significant TV revenue

Major League Baseball released its report on the Boston Red Sox sign-stealing investigation Wednesday, docking the team a second-round draft pick in the 2020 draft because a video replay operator had used game feeds to revise signs. Former manager Alex Cora, who led the Sox to a World Series title and the most wins in team history in 2018, has…

A pair of fans in New York sued Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the 30 teams, asking for their money back for tickets and for certification of class-action status.

Twenty-seven Major League Baseball teams will participate in a study looking for COVID-19 antibodies among club employees and their relatives, the league confirmed Tuesday according to NBC News.

Major League Baseball is working on a plan to salvage the 2020 season which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

People familiar with the discussion tell The Associated Press that putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed by Major League Baseball and the players’ association.

The already-delayed professional sports seasons in North America could be on hiatus for significantly longer than first planned after federal officials said Sunday that they recommend all in-person events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks.

Major League Baseball officials said Thursday they would delay Opening Day by at least two weeks.

The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a joint statement Monday night.

Professional sports leagues in North America are in touch with health officials and teams about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak

Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The 58-year-old Danley has worked two World Series and been on the field for 10 other postseason rounds, including the AL Championship Series last year

Major league players could be punished for future sign-stealing violations in the wake of the Houston Astros’ scandal that only resulted in discipline for managers, coaches and executives.

The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private

The Captain has gotten the call to Cooperstown — but it was not unanimous. Derek Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday. Tim Mead, President of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced the 2020 induction class — a distinguished class of two comprised of Jeter and outfielder Larry Walker. “I was speechless when I got…