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In this Thursday, March 26, 2020 file photo, The main entrance in front of Chase Field is devoid of activity in Phoenix. Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday, April 6, 2020 during a call among five top officials from MLB and the players' association that was led by Commissioner Rob Manfred, people familiar with the discussion told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

Players, managers intrigued by MLB’s all-Arizona option

By Ronald Blum and David Brandt - Associated Press

Fans watch a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the San Diego Padres, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

Source: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions at a press conference during MLB baseball owners meetings, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

Federal judge tosses fan lawsuit vs. MLB, Astros, Red Sox

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo follows through on a base hit against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Cubs-Cardinals series in London in June canceled by MLB

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jharel Cotton, left, throws alongside other pitchers during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Call to arms: Compressed schedule could mean more pitchers

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

A lone fan photographs the empty entrance to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team, Thursday March 26, 2020, in Baltimore, Md. Instead of MLBs opening day, ballparks are empty with the start of the season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Orioles were due to play the New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

MLB extends pay for minor-league players through May 31

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

St. Louis Cardinals minor league outfielder Bradley Roper-Hubbert carries gear as he leaves the team's spring training baseball clubhouse, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

MLB extends support to minor leaguers through May

Associated Press

New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole delivers a pitch during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outset

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs minor league hitting coach Rachel Folden hits infield ground balls at the Cubs spring trainng facility in Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 5, 2020. Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs — long before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out team activities. None of the players care all that much that one of their coaches is a woman. (John Antonoff/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Tech boom, MLB programs helping women find jobs in baseball

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accompanied by his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, arrives for a primary night election rally as the crowd cheers in Essex Junction, Vt., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Details of MLB-players’ union agreement on 2020, ‘21 seasons

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks' Steven Souza Jr. walks on new turf at the team's home field before an exhibition baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Phoenix. Baseball's opening day isn't happening in Phoenix or anywhere else on Thursday as planned. The sport is on hold until at least mid-May while the world fights the coronavirus pandemic. If baseball does resume this season, there could be some radical scheduling solutions as MLB tries to squeeze in as many games as possible. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Twinbills? Winter windup? Baseball’s 2020 could be creative

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 17, 1970, file photo, Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron, center, who became the ninth player in Major League history to get 3,000 hits, kisses a baseball alongside Famer Stan Musial and Braves owner Bill Bartholomay, in Cincinnati. Bartholomay, the former Braves owner who moved the team from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter, Jamie. He was 91. Bartholomay sold the Braves to Ted Turner in 1976 but remained as chairman of the team's board of directors until 2003, when he assumed an emeritus role. (AP Photo/Gene Smith, File)

Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91

Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins, right, stands next to newly- signed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi as he puts a team shirt on before speaking to the media Wednesday Jan. 15, 2020 in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

7-inning doubleheaders? MLBers open to considering new ideas

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to reporters after a meeting of baseball team owners in New York, Thursday, June 20, 2019. The Tampa Bay Rays have received permission from Major League Baseball's executive council to explore a plan that could see the team split its home games between the Tampa Bay area and Montreal, reports said Thursday.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

MLB teams each pledge $1 million to assist ballpark workers out of work

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Toronto Blue Jays take batting practice before a baseball game against the New York Yankees Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Tampa. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yankees minor leaguer has virus, spring camps begin to empty

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 2, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Reds’ Trevor Bauer organizing ‘sandlot’ game in Arizona

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

A ticket holder pauses outside a closed Goodyear Ballpark, spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds baseball teams, reading a sign as to where he might get a refund for a canceled game, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. Major League Baseball has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule because if the coronavirus outbreak. MLB is also delaying the start of its regular season by at least two weeks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

MLB allows players to leave after canceling spring training

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Washington Nationals center fielder Emilio Bonifacio (27) and second baseman Starlin Castro (14) tap arms as they get ready in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Spring training shuts down, MLB calls off games for virus

Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna hugs Martin Prado, right, in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Venice, Fla. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Braves killer Ozuna now trying to push Atlanta over hump

By CRAIG HANDEL - Associated Press

A woman wears a Derek Jeter as she settles into her seat prior to a spring training baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press