Commissioner Rob Manfred says there is a ”100%” chance of big league ball this year. Major League Baseball will make another proposal to start the pandemic-delayed season in empty ballparks, but Manfred vowed Wednesday to unilaterally order opening day if an agreement is not reached.
Claudell Washington, a two-time All-Star outfielder who played 17 seasons in the majors after being called up as a teenager in the 1970’s by the Oakland Athletics, died Wednesday at age 65. Washington had been battling prostate cancer.