The Associated PressCactus League asks MLB to delay spring training due to COVID
The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.
The Associated PressYankees sent Ottavino to Boston in rare trade with Red Sox
The Yankees made a rare trade with the rival Red Sox, sending struggling reliever Adam Ottavino to Boston on Monday along with minor league right-hander Frank German for a player to be named or cash. As part of the trade, the Yankees agreed to send Boston $850,000 on July 1 to cover part of the $8 million owed to Ottavino, a 35-year-old right-hander entering the final season of a $27 million, three-year contract.
The Associated PressTaillon excited to reunite with Cole, push for playoffs
Jameson Taillon's trade from Pittsburgh to the New York Yankees started to soak in, and he thought about reuniting with former roommate Gerrit Cole. ''Every night you get a five-star cooked meal,'' Taillon said. Taillon, recuperating from his second Tommy John surgery, was acquired Sunday for four prospects.
Headlines
- Rivals become trade partners: Yankees and Red Sox make rare deal
- Cactus League, Ariz. politicians ask MLB to delay spring training due to COVID-19
- MLB free agent tracker: Nationals add lefty reliever Hand on 1-year deal
- Yankees get Taillon from Pirates; righty coming off 2nd Tommy John surgery
- Hall of Famer, former MLB home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
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