White Sox ratings: Hendriks, Right Field, Colas,

White Sox ratings: Hendriks, Right Field, Colas,

The White Sox will open the season without more Liam Hendrix, who announced in January that he had started treatment following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The team hasn’t provided many updates since then, but general manager Rick Hahn told reporters on the eve of opening day that Hendriks was progressing well in his battle … Read more

MLB and MLBPA reach tentative agreement on minor league ABCs

MLB and MLBPA reach tentative agreement on minor league ABCs

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have tentatively reached an agreement on a five-year collective bargaining agreement covering minor league players, as first reported by The Athletic’s Evan Drellich. The deal has been approved by both union management and the league office, according to ESPN’s Drellich and Jeff Passan (Twitter link). Official ratification … Read more

Padres third base coach Matt Williams takes time off after being diagnosed with colon cancer

Padres third base coach Matt Williams takes time off after being diagnosed with colon cancer

Padres third baseman coach Matt Williams will leave the team indefinitely after tomorrow’s Opening Day festivities. Skipper Bob Melvin informed reporters (including ESPN’s Alden González) on Wednesday that Williams had recently been diagnosed with colon cancer. He will undergo surgery to fix the problem on Friday. Williams said he was first made aware of the … Read more

MLBPA, MLB agree to tentative agreement on minor league premier CBA

MLBPA, MLB agree to tentative agreement on minor league premier CBA

The first-ever collective bargaining agreement in minor league baseball history is approaching, a defining moment in the history of the sport, and for the players in particular. At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Major League Baseball Players Association management informed thousands of minor league players that the union had reached a five-year tentative agreement with MLB. … Read more