Baseball
A bat boy, a writer and 'Rudy' with talent: The life of Craig Counsell
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Monday, 04 May 2020 06:36
You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.ON THIS DATE IN 2015, Craig Counsell was named manager of the Brewers.He has become a template for managers today. He is smart, he is a great communicator, he played in…
ESPN to televise South Korea's KBO games
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Monday, 04 May 2020 09:00
ESPN will televise South Korea's Korea Baseball Organization games during the upcoming 2020 season, starting with the league's opening day on Tuesday.ESPN will become the KBO's exclusive English-language home as part of an agreement with Eclat Media Group announced Monday, and it will televise six regular-season games per week."We're thrilled to become the exclusive English-language home to the KBO League…
ESPN study: Fans favor return without spectators
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Monday, 04 May 2020 07:24
A majority of sports fans surveyed by ESPN said they are in favor of watching televised sports without fans rather than waiting for sports to resume only when fans can be in attendance.The ESPN Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,004 sports fans aged 18 or older, and 65% were in favor of sports returning even if fans can't be in…
Players have financial incentive to play ball
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Baseball
Monday, 04 May 2020 04:36
NEW YORK -- Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren't the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field.While they head a starry quartet that would take in more than $200,000 per game, 65 players would earn at least $100,000 each time their team wins or loses if the pandemic-delayed major league season gets underway,…
Bivens found out family was dead on Facebook
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Baseball
Monday, 04 May 2020 05:45
Blake Bivens, a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, found out on Facebook that his family had been killed last August and since then has been leaning on his faith to carry on.Bivens' wife, child and mother-in-law were killed in a small Virginia town, with police arresting Bivens' brother-in-law and charging him with three counts of first-degree homicide.…
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