Dodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los Angeles debut until next year.
Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony.
A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed 60-game schedule by a 33-5 vote.
An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which now won’t begin by July 19.
The players' association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even shorter schedule of perhaps 50 games or fewer.
Baseball players told Major League Baseball additional talks to start the season during the coronavirus pandemic are pointless and said owners should order a return to work, which likely would spark lengthy litigation and the sport's return to labor wars.
Players agreed in March to a deal calling for prorated salaries that depend on games played, a deal in exchange for a guarantee of service time if the season was scrapped.
George Springer hit a two-run homer and finished a triple shy of the cycle to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound
Tony Kemp lined a go-ahead single off closer Wade Davis as part of a six-run 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Mike Trout drove in a teammate for the first time in more than a month, homering to cap a seven-run burst in seventh inning for the Los Angeles Angels in a 14-5 rout of the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Chad Pinder hit a three-run homer and Khris Davis added three RBIs as the Oakland Athletics jumped on Lance McCullers Jr. early and cruised to an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Aaron Nola allowed one hit in seven shutout innings and lashed a three-run double that sent the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 3-1 on Monday for a split of their twinight doubleheader.
Former LSU all-Americans Aaron Nola and Alex Bregman were named Sunday night to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game rosters, increasing the Tigers' all-time total of MLB All-Stars to 12.
Scotlandville Magnet High left-handed pitcher Destin Dotson enjoyed a very happy afternoon with his family and friends, as he was taken in Round 12 of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers.
LSU catcher Michael Papierski was selected in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. The junior from Lemont, IL, was the 271st pick of the draft. He is hitting .260 this season with eight home runs, six doubles and 34 RBI. Papierski was selected in the 16th round 2016 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Papierski and the Tigers travel to Omaha to face the Florida State Seminoles Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Copyright 2017 WAFB. All rights res...
He had to wait until the last pick more than five hours after the first day of the MLB Draft began, but it was worth the wait when LSU junior outfielder Jake Fraley heard his name called by the Tampa Bay Rays.
The former LSU ace currently has a 20-inning scoreless streak, pitching seven scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday to earn his second victory of the year.
LeMahieu, the second baseman for the Colorado Rockies, has a .600 batting average after three games and Nola, in his first start of the season for the Phillies, pitched a gem against the Cincinnati Reds.
It will be a big day for former LSU All-American shortstop Alex Bregman after he agreed on Wednesday to a deal with the Houston Astros. The team officially announced the signing of former LSU pitcher Zac Person.
The Houston Astros claimed former LSU right-handed pitcher Will Harris off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Additionally, Astros selected catcher Carlos Perez to the 40-man roster, activated pitcher Josh Zeid from the 60-day DL and outrighted pitcher Jose Cisnero.
Former Catholic High and LSU pitcher Aaron Nola allowed a sit-down interview on his final night in Baton Rouge before heading to Florida for his first spring training.
Former LSU first baseman Matt Clark has been called up to the Major Leagues by the Milwaukee Brewers, and he is joining the club Tuesday in Chicago for its game against the Cubs in Wrigley Field.
Former LSU right-hander Anthony Ranaudo is scheduled to make his MLB debut in Boston Friday night as the Red Sox starting pitcher against the New York Yankees.
JaCoby Jones was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Mason Katz was taken in the fourth round by the St. Louis Cardinals.
