Here are some news stories over the weekend from MLB which you may have missed. All summarised with the links for you to learn more. From: NBC, YAHOO, ESPN, & CBS.
SPRING TRAINING MOVES [CBS]
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has said the Mets and Yankees are planning on having Spring Training at home. Yankees also released at statement.
Florida and Arizona (where Spring Training normally takes place) are current hotspots for COVID-19. The Blue Jays, Angels, & Astros all reported COVID cases last week.
Social distancing may be easier at Spring Training camps rather than at home. MORE: CLICK HERE
ASTROS SIGN J.C. CORREA [ESPN]
The Houston Astros have signed the younger brother of 2017 All-star Carlos.
JC Correa signed as an undrafted free agent.
Correa hit .245 in 14 games as a senior for Lamar University this year before the season was shortened by the virus. In 2019, he led the Texas school with a .332 batting average, 10 home runs and 44 RBIs. MORE: CLICK HERE
TEXAS RANGERS NAME TO STAY [ESPN]
Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman said the law enforcement agency had a history of violence against the black and Hispanic community, and that the name was inappropriate.
The baseball team hit back. They said while they share the same name, they are completely separate entities and organisations. MORE: CLICK HERE
TWINS REMOVE FORMER OWNER STATUE [NBC]
The Minnesota Twins have removed the statute of the man who brought the team to the city.
This is after owner, Calvin Griffith, said one of the reasons he brought the team to MNT was because there were ‘so few blacks’ and that the don’t go to games. MORE: CLICK HERE
CUBS ALL-STAR MOVES TO KBO [Yahoo!]
Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization.
Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs roster in December after the Major League club declined to offer a new contract, making the 2016 All-Star a free agent one year after he was suspended for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. MORE: CLICK HERE
SANO ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING, SAYS IT’S BLACKMAIL [NBC]
Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano told a Dominican Republic newspaper he’s being blackmailed, having been accused of kidnapping and assault.null
The Twins said Thursday they’re aware of the report in El Nuevo Diario and still trying to gathering more information about the situation surrounding Sano, who signed a three-year, $30 million contract in January and will move to first base if and when the 2020 season begins. MORE: CLICK HERE
All summaries are paraphrased stories of the links provided from NBC, CBS, ESPN, & Yahoo respectively.
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