ESPN Daily: MLB's Plan To Play In May

Major League Baseball has a plan to resume in May, gathering all teams and isolating them in Arizona to minimize coronavirus risk. ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan has the story of how that might work, and who's on board. Then, a firsthand look at how baseball has returned to South Korea. Scrimmages there are leading to preseason games slated for later this month. Passan talks to former MLB pitcher Dan Straily, now of the Korean Baseball Organization's Lotte Giants, to detail the precautions his team is taking to keep their season on track amidst the pandemic.

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Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona

Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May in the greater Phoenix area and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials, sources told ESPN.

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Second-Chance World Series Round 1: Our tourney of MLB's best non-champs begins

Can the 2011 Rangers change history? How about the '94 Expos? Baseball's best to miss out on Fall Classic glory start their road to redemption in our upset-filled opening round.

The top 10 worst first pitches in MLB history (3:38)

The best ejections in sports history (1:59)

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Second-Chance World Series: The best from every MLB franchise not to win it all

Our 32-team bracket is revealed. The tournament begins Monday.

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If only Twitter had existed: The most meme-worthy moments ever for all 30 MLB teams

Beer flights. Knife fights. Planes, trains ... and parachutes? These stories would have broken the internet.

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From Mays to Trout: What lost career time means for the legacies of MLB greats

As the COVID-19 shutdown keeps today's biggest stars off the field, here's what Willie Mays, Ted Williams and other Hall of Famers show us about how it could alter baseball history.

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Players worried as MLB eyes compressed season

As Major League Baseball and the players' union contemplate various ways to create a schedule for whenever the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart raises a concern that is surely shared by others around the sport.

BBTN: Buster talks to Kyle Peterson and Sarah Langs about the changes to the MLB Draft

Kyle Peterson joins Buster to discuss the major changes to the MLB Draft including the hard decisions college baseball players and coaches have to make in this time of uncertainty, the $20,000 cap on signing bonuses for undrafted players, teams that might look to save money by dumping players and what Kyle would do to help increase interest in baseball (1:40). Later, Sarah Langs hops on to talk about which players might've never made the big leagues under the new draft format and how players on short-term deals are likely to be hurt the most by teams looking to cut payroll (28:20).

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'We're going to learn from this': MLB managers on coping with the pandemic

Dave Martinez, Kevin Cash, Joe Girardi and others talk about connecting with their players, missing baseball and enjoying some extra family time.

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The biggest one-hit wonders for every National League team

For a single season, these players raised their game to levels they had never achieved before -- or would again.

ESPN Daily: What The Reds' Trevor Bauer Really Thinks

We should be in the first week of baseball season, but...try not to think about that. Instead, ponder the future with Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer and ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan. On the heels of MLB's hiatus deal with players around pay, service time and other issues, hear how it sets up the 2021 collective bargaining agreement. Plus, Bauer gets into the issues with training during all this uncertainty, whether baseball is too slow, and the sport's need for a media makeover.

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The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams

From 20-strikeout outings to unforgettable no-nos, we look at the best gem ever thrown by each franchise and try to predict who could top it.

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The best behind-the-scenes MLB moments we ever saw

Our reporters take you inside the dugouts and clubhouses with their favorite stories away from the limelight.

Could a 32-game schedule be MLB's best solution? (3:13)

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Today-would-have-been-Opening Day MLB Power Rankings

Unfortunately there is no action on the field, but we're still sizing up where all 30 teams stand on the day they would have been playing ball.

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Ken Griffey Jr.'s greatest moments: How a can't-miss prospect became an icon (1:26)

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The 10 best Home Run Derby performances of all time

Missing the long ball while we wait for baseball to return? Here are 10 times that sluggers ruled the summer.

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Kiley McDaniel's MLB farm system rankings for all 30 teams

Wander Franco is just the tip of the iceberg for the Rays' system, but other organizations have their share of high-end prospects too. How does your team rank?