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More Headlines Judge dismisses daily fantasy player lawsuit over sign-stealing scandal The judge said that "simple sports bettors who wagered on fantasy baseball" do not have a cognizable legal claim over how a baseball game is played. - Craig Calcaterra Andrew McCutchen ‘ready to go’ whenever season begins Phillies outfielder and leadoff batter Andrew McCutchen says he will be "ready to go" whenver the 2020 regular season begins. - Bill Baer Mike Tirico to host NBC Sports’ new daily sports talk show ‘Lunch Talk Live’ Lunch Talk Live debuts this Monday, April 6, at Noon ET on NBCSN, featuring host Mike Tirico joined by special guests. - Bill Baer Diamondbacks minority owners sue Ken Kendrick over buyouts Kendrick, the team’s managing general partner, is forcing minority stakeholders who own less than 1% of the team to either buy more shares or sell their holdings back to the DBacks. - Nick Stellini Report: President Trump wants sports to return by August or September A start to the baseball that late in the year feels almost impossible. - Nick Stellini Justin Verlander to donate paychecks to charity during coronavirus pandemic Justin Verlander and Kate Upton announced that they’ll be donating each of Verlander’s paychecks to different charities. - Nick Stellini Pirates pitcher Steven Brault releases showtunes album ‘A Pitch at Broadway’ The album includes songs from "Hamilton," "The Greatest Showman" and "Wicked." - Nick Stellini President Trump to have conference call with major sports commissioners The President will be speaking with a who’s-who of pro sports head honchos, presumably to discuss how their leagues are handling COVID-19. - Nick Stellini Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports agency acquires Tidal Sports Group Paul is best known for representing LeBron James and a number of other NBA stars. - Nick Stellini MLBPA approves cash payments to non-roster invitees with service time The move is aimed at giving players not covered by the MLB payout to rostered players for April and May - Craig Calcaterra Baseball Question of the Day: Which historical game would you want to see? Ed Walsh vs. Addie Joss in 1908 is my call. How about yours? - Craig Calcaterra Evan Gattis on the 2017 Astros: ‘We obviously cheated baseball’ What we did was wrong, don’t get it twisted. It was wrong for the nature of competition, not even just baseball. We obviously cheated baseball." - Craig Calcaterra Today in Baseball History: Tom Seaver goes from Braves to Mets Oh, you didn’t know that Tom Seaver was with the Braves? Well, he sorta was. Read on. - Craig Calcaterra Japan postpones its baseball season even further After initially naming April 24 as Opening Day, NPB now has no set date on which the season might resume. - Craig Calcaterra Dodgers developmental coach Lloyd talks MLB break Los Angeles Dodgers developmental coach Garrett Lloyd joins childhood friend Corey Robinson to talk about the benefits of spring training, how the team is adjusting to the break and more. Video: Zac Efron’s heartwarming story about Dusty Baker In an interview on the YouTube show Hot Ones, Actor Zac Efron told a heartwarming story about getting an autograph from Dusty Baker. - Bill Baer This Day in Transaction History: Astros deal Curt Schilling to Phillies On this day in 1992, the Phillies and Astros combined for one of the most lopsided deals in MLB history, swapping Jason Grimsley and Curt Schilling. - Bill Baer Baseball Question of the Day: What’s your favorite baseball movie? Baseball may be a religion full of magic, cosmic truth, and the fundamental ontological riddles of our time, but it’s also a job. - Craig Calcaterra Today in Baseball History: A lie about how baseball was invented is born This is Abner Doubleday. He did not invent baseball. - Craig Calcaterra Tom Brady has moved into Derek Jeter’s mansion What is this, a CROSSOVER EPISODE? - Craig Calcaterra White Sox broadcaster Ed Farmer dies 2020 was poised to be Farmer’s 29th calling White Sox games - Craig Calcaterra Hinch, Luhnow, will be eligible in 2021 even if there are no 2020 games Could these two be back in the game . . . without ever having missed a game? - Craig Calcaterra Rumor: MLB execs discussing 100-game season that would begin July 1 According to a rumor, MLB executives are discussing a scenario in which a 100-game regular season would begin on July 1 and end on October 15. - Bill Baer Baseball Question of the Day: What’s your favorite piece of memorabilia? Mine has to do with World Series programs. But it is not an actual World Series program - Craig Calcaterra Shin-Soo Choo to give $1,000 to each Rangers minor leaguer It is a $190,000 commitment overall - Craig Calcaterra Dodgers games to be available to a lot more cable subscribers soon Baseball’s most high-profile carriage rights problem is now way less of a problem than it had been - Craig Calcaterra The London Series is officially canceled This is not a surprise, but it is now official - Craig Calcaterra Today in Baseball History: Umpire John McSherry dies after collapsing on the field Opening Day, 1996, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati ended in tragedy after just seven pitches. - Craig Calcaterra Astros owner Jim Crane says MLB ‘explicitly exonerated’ him Astros owner Jim Crane claimed in a legal filing on Monday that Major League Baseball "explicitly exonerated" him in the league’s investigation. - Bill Baer Evan Gattis says he is ‘done playing’ baseball Former Braves and Astros catcher Evan Gattis said on a recent podcast appearance that he is "done playing" baseball. - Bill Baer A’s minor league manager on ventilator due to coronavirus Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison is hospitalized in Louisiana and on a ventilator with the coronavirus, according to his fiance. - Associated Press This Day in Transaction History: Cardinals acquire Mark Whiten 27 years ago today, the Cardinals acquired outfielder Mark Whiten from the Indians. Whiten would, later that year, have a historic four-homer game. - Bill Baer Baseball Question of the Day: What’s your best Little League war story? Or Babe Ruth or high school baseball war story. Or softball war story. Or even your best sandlot war story. Just tell me a story. - Craig Calcaterra MLB Network to air a bunch of famous walkoff games tomorrow Spoiler Alert - Craig Calcaterra Former Astros prospect A.J. Reed retires Reed had a monster season in the minors in 2015 but could not make the leap - Craig Calcaterra Minor league players will receive $400 per week through May 31 The players will receive medical benefits as well. - Craig Calcaterra Dr. James Andrews suspends Tommy John surgeries at his offices A controversy has been brewing regarding whether TJ surgery is "essential" for a pitcher. - Craig Calcaterra Today in Baseball History: The Seattle Pilots get their name But the team would last just one crazy year - Craig Calcaterra Seranthony Domínguez recommended for Tommy John surgery Phillies reliever Seranthony Domínguez has been recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery. He has not yet decided to go under the knife. - Bill...