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Mariners mailbag: Not a fastball, but guessing baseball returns on July 1


Money will be the motivation to return but if anyone tells you they know what's going to happen or when the season will start, they are just guessing. Flexibility remains the best option for Major League Baseball right now.




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The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like?


The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.




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Baseball fans, players chase their hopes and dreams (and eternal youth) every spring in Arizona


Editor’s note: Larry Stone’s story was reported and written from the early days of this year’s spring training in Arizona. It was sent to press for publication in Pacific NW magazine before Major League Baseball made the decision to cancel the rest of spring training, and delay the start of the regular season in an effort to […]




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The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like?


The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.




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How pitching, flying and filmmaking make UW baseball’s Logan Gerling feel alive


UW junior pitcher Logan Gerling unsurprisingly has aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player. But his passion for flying and filmmaking also inspire him and push him to improve.




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The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like?


The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.




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Kyle Russell is Washington’s top prep baseball player, but MLB draft may not be an option due to coronavirus shutdown


As one of the Northwest's top high-school players, he’s accepted a scholarship to play for Washington State. But under a normal circumstances, Russell and his family would be weighing another option more closely — the 2020 Major League Baseball amateur draft.




baseball

Mariners mailbag: Not a fastball, but guessing baseball returns on July 1


Money will be the motivation to return but if anyone tells you they know what's going to happen or when the season will start, they are just guessing. Flexibility remains the best option for Major League Baseball right now.




baseball

The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like?


The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return.




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Kyle Russell is Washington’s top prep baseball player, but MLB draft may not be an option due to coronavirus shutdown


As one of the Northwest's top high-school players, he’s accepted a scholarship to play for Washington State. But under a normal circumstances, Russell and his family would be weighing another option more closely — the 2020 Major League Baseball amateur draft.




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Baseball Star Andre Dawson On Running A Funeral Home During The Pandemic

NPR's Scott Simon talks to baseball legend Andre Dawson, a Hall-of-Fame member and National League MVP for the Chicago Cubs, about his second career as a Miami funeral director.




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Sydney news: Kaila Murnain back in front of ICAC, former baseball coach faces assault charges

MORNING BRIEFING: Kaila Murnain is back in front of ICAC after telling the inquiry she was advised to "forget" about alleged illegal donations which led to her suspension yesterday.




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Baseball coach allegedly kept footage, torture tallies and diaries naming victims, court hears

A court hears a former NSW Northern Beaches baseball coach allegedly kept torture tallies, diaries naming victims, footage of alleged assaults and was in possession of child pornography.




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Police use pepper spray to disperse crowd of 150 brawling with baseball bats near grand final celebration

A police investigation is underway in a quiet corner of WA's south-west, after more than 150 people brawled with baseball bats and poles near a local football club's post-grand final celebration.




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Baseball Australia to launch world's second dedicated national women's league

Australia is set to become only the second country in the world to have a dedicated national women's baseball competition.




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Baseballs embedded with screws used in bomb that killed greyhound trainer, court hears

John Burrows died at his mother's garage in Portland near Lithgow in 2015, with a bomb expert telling his murder trial he had never seen a device like the one used to kill the 58-year-old.




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Beyond 'A League of Their Own': New Netflix documentary reveals 'secret love' between women's baseball league player and her partner

Director Chris Bolan, producers Alexa L. Fogel and Brendan Mason and subject Pat Henschel talk about the new Netflix documentary "A Secret Love."





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Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed in part, reversed in part. Minor league baseball players seeking class status in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act appeal the denial of class certification in Arizona and Florida. The panel held certification is appropriate and consistent with “the great public policy” embodied by the FLSA.




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Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed in part, reversed in part. Minor league baseball players seeking class status in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act appeal the denial of class certification in Arizona and Florida. The panel held certification is appropriate and consistent with “the great public policy” embodied by the FLSA.




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Melendez v. San Francisco Baseball Associates LLC

(Supreme Court of California) - Held that baseball stadium security guards did not need to submit their wage claims to arbitration. The issue involved whether the claims turned on the meaning of their collective-bargaining agreement. Answering no, the California Supreme Court held that the security guards could proceed in state court.



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Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed in part, reversed in part. Minor league baseball players seeking class status in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act appeal the denial of class certification in Arizona and Florida. The panel held certification is appropriate and consistent with “the great public policy” embodied by the FLSA.




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Saunders: MLB’s five-round draft is another blow for minor-league baseball

Minor-league baseball -- the dreams it inspires, the smaller cities that embrace it and the talent it develops for big-league teams -- is undergoing seismic changes.




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Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums.




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Watching South Korean baseball on TV? Let us help.

American sports fans starved for live games may find a measure of salvation from an unlikely source: South Korean baseball. The Korea Baseball Organization season begins Tuesday, and ESPN has announced plans for live broadcasts of its games.





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Saunders: MLB’s five-round draft is another blow for minor-league baseball

Minor-league baseball -- the dreams it inspires, the smaller cities that embrace it and the talent it develops for big-league teams -- is undergoing seismic changes.




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Kickin’ It with Kiz Podcast: Could baseball in a bubble really save the Rockies’ season?

Although the deadly coronavirus has wreaked havoc with all aspects of American life, there are people who optimistically believe there can be baseball in 2020, if all major-league teams play in a bubble down in Arizona.




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Jim Danley, Colorado’s winningest prep baseball coach, built Eaton dynasty off the knuckle-curve and a farm system

In 44 seasons as Eaton's head coach from 1972 to 2015, Danley was 807-163-2, a Colorado-best for wins and tied for the nation's top prep winning percentage (83.1%).




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Regis Jesuit baseball’s chance to repeat wiped out by coronavirus: “It tears me up”

Pitcher Jacob Thompsen and catcher Owen Best spent a good chunk of their Tuesday morning swapping memories via computer. Such is the life of high school seniors in the age of the coronavirus.




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Newman: Marc Johnson’s coaching genesis and eight other Colorado baseball icons the state won’t forget

Drafted into the Army in 1969 during the Vietnam War, Johnson's first baseball coaching job was managing the 2nd Armored Division for two years on base in Fort Hood, Texas.




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From Colorado to Chicago, “Bote Ball” has delivered baseball excellence

Editor’s Note: Fifth of a five-part series on Colorado baseball icons. The first four profiled were Scott Bullock, Jenny and Steve Cavnar, Chris Hanks and Jim Danley.





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Saunders: MLB’s five-round draft is another blow for minor-league baseball

Minor-league baseball -- the dreams it inspires, the smaller cities that embrace it and the talent it develops for big-league teams -- is undergoing seismic changes.




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YAO Baseball League: Marlins & Cubs Win

The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 15-5, and the Cubs defeat the Marlins 14-1. Marlins Defeat Angels 15-5 Marlins captured the lead in the first inning. Angels knotted the game up at four in the bottom of the first. Marlins took the lead […]

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Photos & Results: YAO Youth Baseball League

The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 15-5, and the Cubs defeat the Marlins 14-1. Marlins 15 Angels 5 Angels had trouble keeping up with Marlins in a 15-5 loss. The Marlins captured the lead in the first inning, only for the Angels to […]

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YAO Baseball League: Marlins & Angels Win

The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 14-8, and the Angels defeat the Cubs 15-14. Marlins Defeat Angels 14-8 Angels stayed in it until the end, after building a 7-0 lead, but the Marlins chipped away and then pulled away late in a 14-8 […]

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Photos & Results: YAO Youth Baseball League

The YAO Baseball League continued this past weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 14-8, and the Angels defeat the Cubs 15-14. Marlins top Angels in 14-8 Comeback Win Angels stayed in it until the end, after building a 7-0 lead, but the Marlins chipped away and then pulled away late in a 14-8 victory. The […]

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Photos: Marlins Win In Baseball League Action

YAO Baseball League action continued today [May 13] at their Kindley Field grounds and saw the Marlins defeat the Cubs 17-2. Marlins Defeat Cubs 17-2 Cubs watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 17-2 loss to Marlins on Saturday. Marlins took an early lead in the first inning. With two outs […]

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Photos & Results: YAO Baseball League

YAO Baseball League action continued at Southside, as the Cubs watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 17-2 loss to Marlins. Marlins took an early lead in the first inning, with two outs in the first inning Billy Montgomery drove in one run when he doubled. Montgomery led all hitters going […]

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YAO Baseball Teams To Compete In Canada

Two YAO baseball teams that are travelling to Niagara Falls, Canada to compete. The YAO held try-outs in February for an 8 and under team as well as a 12 and under team and have been practising several times a week ever since. The 12′s are participating in the Mustangs Invitational Tournament while the 8′s […]

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Photos: Cubs Defeat Angels At YAO Baseball

The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with the Cubs defeating the Angels 12-5. An early lead helped Cubs defeat Angels 12-5 on Saturday. Early pitching struggles and errors by the Angels helped the cubs jump out to an early 6 run lead. Angels struggled at the plate, with 3 strong innings by Colin McCue, […]

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Photos & Results: YAO Baseball League

The YAO Baseball Season continued at the YAO Ball Park, with the Cubs defeating the Angels 12-5. Early pitching struggles and errors by the Angels helped the Cubs jump out to an early 6 run lead. The Angels struggled at the plate, with 3 strong innings by Colin McCue, who struck out 7 and only surrendered 1 […]

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Photos: Marlins & Cubs Win YAO Baseball Games

[Updated with photos] The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with a double header which saw the Marlins defeat the Angels 22-5 and Cubs defeat the Angels 12-9. Marlins Outhit Angels 22-5 The Marlins beat the Marlins this afternoon 22-5, in the final weekend of the regular season for the Babe Ruth Division. Macaiah Furbert led the Marlins […]

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Photos & Results: YAO Baseball League

A total of 48 runs were scored in a YAO Babe Ruth Division Double-Header that brought the regular season to an end. The Marlins defeated the Angels 22 – 5, Macaiah Furbert led the Marlins with 3 hits and two RBI’s, while Cameron Morrison had two hits and 5 RBI’s. The duo also led the […]

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Cubs Win YAO Baseball League Championship

The YAO Baseball League continued this weekend with the Cubs winning the championship after defeating the Marlins 10-9. Cubs win Championship Defeat Marlins 10-9 Cubs defeated Marlins 10-9 on Saturday thanks to a walk-off walk in the bottom of the eighth. The game was tied at nine with the Cubs batting in the bottom of the eighth […]

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Bermuda YAO Baseball League Gets Underway

The opening day of the YAO Season got underway at the YAO Ball Parks in St. David’s. In Senior League play the Cubs defeated the Orioles 4-3, Kaelin Paynter led the Orioles, keeping the Cubs to one run for 4 innings, Paynter struck out 10 in his effort. The Cubs were led by Noah Simons, […]

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Bermuda YAO Baseball League: Cubs Win

During the most recent round of YAO Senior League Baseball Play, the Cubs defeated the Yankees 11 – 6. It was a close game from the start, with the Yankees Nic Martin striking out six and holding the Cubs to 3 runs over 3 innings. Micaiah Furbert struggled at the start giving up 3 in […]

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YAO Baseball League: Nationals & Cubs Win

The Nationals defeated the Orioles in YAO Baseball Babe Ruth action 10 – 5. The Nationals got things moving in the first inning, an error resulted in one run for the Nationals in the first. It was the 3rd inning that saw the Nationals pull away for good with five runs, led by Liam McCue […]

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YAO Baseball League: Orioles & Nationals Win

A Bermuda YAO Baseball Babe Ruth double-header took place at the YAO Ball Park in St. George’s. Jackson Spurling would not be denied at the plate, picking up four hits and leading the Orioles to a 15-8 win over Yankees. Spurling Tripled in the first, Singled in the second, Singled in the third, and Singled […]

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YAO Baseball League: Cubs & Yankees Win

The YAO Babe Ruth League resumed at the YAO Ball Park in St. George’s. The opening game saw the Orioles just run out of time. Due to time limits on the game, the Orioles – Cubs game ended after 5 innings, with the Cubs winning 14-12. The Orioles almost overcame a 9 run deficit scoring […]

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