Bruce Maxwell, first MLB player to kneel during the national anthem, applauds Giants and manager Gabe Kapler for drawing attention to injustice.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Former major league player Micah Johnson finds new voice as an artist
Micah Johnson, who retired from baseball two years ago, is a full-time artist these days, focusing his work on the Black Lives Matter movement.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf says Michael Jordan would have reached the majors
Jordan played for the White Sox’s Class AA team in 1994 during his NBA hiatus.
Opinion: Skipping MLB season for safety of his newborns, Buster Posey makes ‘easy’ decision, huge sacrifice
After adopting newborn twin girls, the Giants’ six-time All-Star catcher announced Friday that he will be sitting out the 2020 MLB season.
MLB umpires Joe West, Gerry Davis take opposing stances on COVID-shortened 2020 season
As MLB readies for its shortened 2020 campaign, the league’s umpires have to make a decision on whether they will participate.
With pregnant wife, Angels star Mike Trout unsure if he’ll play in 2020: ‘Playing it by ear’
Mike Trout, the three-time MVP, is wary about starting the 2020 season with his wife expecting their first baby in August.
‘No idea what to expect’: All eyes on Major League Baseball as Spring Training 2.0 gets underway
This will be a training camp, played in every team’s home ballpark instead of their traditional spring-training facilities in Florida and Arizona
Minnesota Twins sideline two coaches because of COVID-19 concerns
Twins coaches Bob McClure and Bill Evers were prohibited from returning to camp because they are considered “high-risk” for COVID-19.
MLB plans its 60-game schedule: ‘Hopefully, we never have to do this again’
MLB executive Chris Marinak is working on the 60-game schedule for the 2020 season. Never before has one been formulated this close to Opening Day.
Commissioner Rob Manfred has decided to schedule 60-game 2020 MLB season
Commissioner Rob Manfred will schedule a 60-game 2020 MLB season, starting in late July, after the MLBPA rejected the league’s latest proposal.