COVID-19 Pandemic Could Bring An End To One Of Sports' More Unsanitary Traditions

We come not to praise the loogie, but to bury it.

Fox Sports Midwest

KBO Opens Season As Virus Cases In South Korea Continue To Decline

Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea.

Japan Times

Amid Pandemic, KBO Bracing For Season Unlike Any Other

On many levels, the 2020 South Korean professional baseball season will be unlike any of the 38 that came before it.

Yonhap News Agency

Tobacco Company Says Tony Gwynn Was Warned

The U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company has filed a response to the family of deceased baseball legend Tony Gwynn, saying that Gwynn was warned about the alleged risks of using smokeless tobacco and that such risks are “commonly known” but Gwynn accepted them anyway.

KSDK

St. Louis Bans Smokeless Tobacco At Busch, Other Venues

Baseball players with big wads of chewing tobacco in their cheek are now a thing of the past at Busch Stadium.

KMOX

Cardinals, Blues Players Could Be Fined By City For Chewing Tobacco

It’s already against the law for anyone to smoke at sporting events like St. Louis Cardinals games, including the players. Now, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen wants to ban chewing tobacco and other smokeless products.

KMOX

MLB's Move Against The Chew Is A Good One

Sure, but it won’t happen to me.

Hochman

Unlike Other Pro Leagues, MLB Players & Owners Realize They Have A Wonderful Life

To no one’s surprise, Major League Baseball and the players association compromised on their relatively minor differences and agreed to a new five-year collective bargaining agreement Wednesday night, a few hours before their current deal was set to expire.

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Collective Bargaining Agreement Completed Between Owners, Union

Ken Rosenthal Twitter

Major League Baseball's players and owners reached a tentative five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement through the 2021 season on Wednesday night. The parties will follow up today with a formal document, which then must be ratified by representatives of both sides.
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