Players and teams are set to agree on deal that would allow players to keep their service time should the 2020 season be called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. If there is a 2020 season, both sides are open to playing more doubleheaders and having the season run into November with the potential of playing neutral site playoff games in an effort to squeeze in as many games as possible.
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals won’t be playing each other overseas this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. England-based newspaper The Sun reports organizers have canceled the London series between the two teams. The two-game series was scheduled for June 13th and 14th at London Stadium. The MLB season is currently on hold due to the pandemic.
Three-time All-Star outfielder Jimmy Wynn has died at the age of 78. Wynn spent the first 11 of his 15 major league seasons with Houston, and made a name for himself by hitting monster home runs despite his diminutive stature. The 5-foot-9 slugger hit more than 30 homers twice with Houston, including a career-high 37 in 1967, and finished with 291 career home runs playing from 1963-77.