Baseball
Here's why the Mets still pay Bobby Bonilla $1.19 million today ... and every July 1 through 2035
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 09:56
The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It's time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Wednesday, 57-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1 from 2011 through 2035.Because of baseball's salary structure,…
How MLB's shortened season will impact prospects on the bubble
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 05:24
The coming major league season will be unlike any other for obvious reasons, but there also will be an under-the-radar impact on young players, particularly when considering how service-time rules have changed for 2020. ESPN + Subscribe to ESPN+ to get access to all premium articles, Fantasy tools, plus thousands of your favorite sporting events and ESPN+ originals for just…
Everything you need to know as MLB's 2020 season restart begins
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 05:24
It's here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways -- but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn't exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin on Friday in major league…
Rockies GM backs Desmond's decision to skip '20
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Tuesday, 30 June 2020 20:03
DENVER -- Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says 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.Bridich says he had a pair of recent conversations with the 34-year-old outfielder who announced his decision in a lengthy and heartfelt Instagram post Monday…
Key questions as minor league baseball officially cancels 2020 season
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Tuesday, 30 June 2020 19:59
In news that was entirely unsurprising, minor league baseball president Pat O'Conner announced Tuesday that this year's minor league season has been canceled."These are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as this is the first time in our history that we've had a summer without minor-league baseball played," O'Conner said in a statement. "While this is a sad…
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