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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals' Howie Kendrick hits a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the baseball World Series in Houston. To many National League fans, the scribble of “DH” on the lineup card sullies the whole stadium. To lots of American League fans, the sight of a pitcher touching a Louisville Slugger is a total affront to the diamond. No matter, that’s part of the proposal MLB owners are making to the players -- a full-time DH in the National League. This year only. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Like it or not, National League designated hitters limber up

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

Second base sits in its place in an otherwise empty ballpark where grounds crew members continue to keep the Seattle Mariners' field in playing shape as the ballpark goes into its seventh week without baseball played because of the coronavirus outbreak Monday, May 11, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

AP source: No MLB economic plan in 1st session with players

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

In an otherwise empty ballpark, grounds crew members continue to keep the Seattle Mariners' field in playing shape as baseball goes into its seventh week without play because of the coronavirus outbreak, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Seattle. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball owners have given the go-ahead to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

MLB proposal eyes Fourth of July start to regular season

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 3, 2019, file photo, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, talks to Brennan Malone, a right-handed pitcher from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., during the first round of the Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, N.J. Major League Baseball will cuts its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million. Clubs gained the ability to reduce the draft as part of their March 26 agreement with the players’ association and MLB plans to finalize a decision next week to go with the minimum, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke Friday, May 8, 2020, on condition of anonymity because no decision was announced. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

AP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

MLB, union award grants to aid domestic violence victims

Associated Press

First base umpire Lee Ki-joong wearing a mask and gloves as a precaution against the new coronavirus calls during a baseball game between Hanwha Eagles and SK Wyverns in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. With umpires fitted with masks and cheerleaders dancing beneath vast rows of empty seats, a new baseball season got underway in South Korea following a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

KBO provides something new for sports-starved fans. These diehards have been following it for years

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, top left, relaxes in the dugout with teammates in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. Major League Baseball’s average salary as opening day approached remained virtually flat at around $4.4 million for the fifth straight season, according to a study of contracts by The Associated Press. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

AP study: MLB average at around $4.4M for 5th year in row

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this March 23, 2019 file photo umpires Jim Reynolds, left, Sean Ryan, Ted Barrett (hidden) and Kerwin Danley, right, huddle before a spring training baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz. Major League Baseball and its umpires have reached a deal to cover a 2020 pay structure during the coronavirus pandemic, including a 50% cut in May and nothing more this year if no games are played. The sides struck an agreement late Thursday, April 30, 2020 two people told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

AP sources: MLB replay could vanish, monastery setup viable

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

AP source: MLB owners to discuss draft length next week

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, a statue of Nolan Ryan stands in the empty plaza outside Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The new Texas Rangers ballpark is among possible venues Major League Baseball could use if it decides to start the season with groups of teams in different areas. Among the different plans looked at by Major League Baseball is to use Texas as a mid-American hub. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

MLB teams offer ticket refunds, credit for games not played

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

New Rangers park among possible MLB ideas for season start

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, home plate umpire Angel Hernandez signals during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins in Detroit. A major league official testified he suggested Hernandez be removed from consideration for the 2015 World Series because he did not think Commissioner Rob Manfred would approve the umpire to work baseball’s premier event. Hernandez sued Major League Baseball in 2017, alleging race discrimination and cited his failure to be assigned to the World Series since 2005 and MLB's failure to promote him to crew chief. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

MLB official thought Manfred would nix Hernández for Series

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this March 31, 2016, file photo, Elias Ruiz, front right, and Steven Woytysiak, both from C&amp;H Baseball, help install a 35-foot-high safety netting that runs behind home plate and along the length of each dugout at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. While Major League Baseball tries to figure out a way to play this summer, the prospects for anything resembling a normal minor league season are looking increasingly bleak. For minor league communities across the country, looking forward to cheap hot dogs, fuzzy mascot hugs and various theme nights, it's a small slice of a depressing picture. (Whitney Keller/The Herald-Sun via AP, File)

AP source: Minors prepared to accept cut to 120 affiliates

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, a large flag is unfurled during the national anthem before an opening day baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York. Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $5 billion, up 9% over last year and 47% more than the No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers at $3.4 billion.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Fans sue MLB, teams over ticket money, ask for class action

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 29, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona walks back to the dugout after a mound visit during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston. The farthest Indians manager Terry Francona used to walk was from the dugout to the mound. With plenty of down time, he's added some distance. Francona said Thursday, April 16, 2020, that he's begun taking long long walks during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has affected daily life for everyone and threatened to cancel a baseball season before it ever got started.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Indians’ Francona intrigued by MLB options to start season

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media at the owners meeting in Arlington, Texas. Major League Baseball is cutting the salary of senior staff by an average of 35% for this year and is guaranteeing paychecks to its full-time employees of its central office through May. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) **FILE**

AP Interview: Manfred ‘to turn over every stone’ for season

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic response Tuesday, April 14, 2020 during a press conference at the Arizona Commerce Authority in Phoenix. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

Arizona willing to host MLB, which cuts senior staff pay

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Ron Roenicke, right, speaks as Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom looks on after being after being named interim of the Boston Red Sox baseball team Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. at left. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Red Sox manager Roenicke prepares for season in some form

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout prepares to bat against the Los Angeles Angels during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas. With the national sports calendar on hold because of the coronavirus, there will be no games Wednesday, April 15, 2020, on Jackie Robinson Day, when every person in uniform wears Robinson’s retired No. 42. MLB games and NBA playoffs were among sporting events that had been scheduled this week. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

What Would Have Been: Live sports events shuttered by virus

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell (4) pitches against the Houston Astros during the third inning of Game 5 of a baseball American League Division Series in Houston. Thirty big leaguers — one from each team — have signed on to play a round-robin regular season on the MLB The Show video game with the real season on hold due to the novel coronavirus. Snell, a Cy Young Award winner with Tampa Bay, will face Cincinnati reliever Amir Garrett in the opener Friday night, April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, Fle)

30 MLB players sign on for The Show video game tournament

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press