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April 15, 1947. It’s one of the most important dates in the history of Major League Baseball. 73 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In doing so, he became the first African-American ballplayer in the MLB. Each year on April 15, players celebrate Jackie Robinson Day …

Major League Baseball is one of the many leagues across the world at a stadnstill. MLB leaders are still weighing plans for the 2020 season amid COVID-19 uncertainty. Arizona and Florida Plan MLB officials have put forth a few plans for the 2020 season. One of the most recent options thrown …

Gainesville native and current left-hand pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Andrew Miller is like many other MLB players right now. He is trying to find ways to fill the time in quarantine and find ways to stay game ready. And staying game ready for the MLB without gyms or teammates …

The MLB, like the rest of numerous sports organizations, has seen its operations come to a standstill amidst the coronavirus outbreak across the world. But now, the league is hopeful it can get back to play much sooner than originally thought. MLB Targeting a Possible Return Date Earlier this week, …

Rickie Fowler is looking forward to the prospect of getting back on the course. COVID-19 has been affecting the sports world for almost a month now, and the PGA Tour is no different. However, unlike the NBA and MLB, the PGA Tour has already begun scheduling their restart of play. …

As of about three weeks ago, the 2020 MLB season was set for its March 26th Opening Day until COVID-19 threw a wrench into that. Alex Rodriguez has thoughts on how the season could play out, if or when it gets underway. Despite the current chaos, the sports discussion world …

The MLB is thinking through every possible solution for being able to start the 2020 season. Solutions range from all games being played in Arizona for some time to robot umpires. Arizona Bubble One of the most thought about plans to be able to start the 2020 season is having …

An unprecedented time of no sports could be nearing its end soon, as Major League Baseball released a plan that could see baseball back by May. ESPN insider, Jeff Passan, laid out a tentative plan that has the backing from leadership in the league office and inside the MLBPA. Most …

The NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said the league would need to have widespread coronavirus testing in order to consider reopening the league. “As long as we’re still in a place where when a single individual tests positive for the virus that you have to quarantine every single …

Former Gator Alex Faedo was pitching for the Detroit Tigers in spring training, until the outbreak of COVID-19. He now awaits the announcement of when the season will commence so he can get back on the diamond. Faedo as a Gator Faedo played at the University of Florida from 2015 …