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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Talks to add testing for opioids began following the death of Skaggs, who was found dead in his hotel room in the Dallas area July 1 before the start of a series against the Texas. Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to discipline, as part of changes announced Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, to the joint drug agreement between MLB and the players' association. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

MLB, union agree to testing for opioids after Skaggs’ death

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 12, 2019

New York Yankees minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec speaks to reporters during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in San Diego. Balkovec is believed to be the first woman hired as a full-time hitting coach by a major league organization. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Balkovec looks forward to breaking barrier as hitting coach

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 11, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) delivers against the New York Yankees during the first inning of Game 3 of baseball's American League Championship Series, in New York. The New York Yankees landed the biggest prize of the free agent market, adding Gerrit Cole to their rotation with a record 324 million, nine-year contract on Tuesday night, Dec. 10, 2019, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Cole mine: Gerrit, Yankees strike record $324M, 9-year deal

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 11, 2019

FILE - This March 11, 1972, file photo shows Marvin Miller, executive director of the Major League Players Association, talking to New York Mets' Tom Seaver (41), and Ed Kranepool, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/File)

Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 9, 2019

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 30, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia sits in the dugout prior to a baseball game at Fenway Park, in Boston. Pedroia is hoping to return to the Boston Red Sox in 2020 after playing in just nine games during the past two seasons because of his injured left knee. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Red Sox say Pedroia hopes to return next season

by Ronald Blum Associated PressNovember 12, 2019

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg reacts after Houston Astros' Michael Brantley grounded out to end the fifth inning of Game 6 of the baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Strasburg, Nats top Astros 7-2, force World Series Game 7

by Ronald Blum Associated PressOctober 30, 2019

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after striking out against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning in Game 4 of baseball's American League Championship Series Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Yankees need ace like Gerrit Cole as they pivot toward 2020

by Ronald Blum Associated PressOctober 24, 2019

New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks watches his three-run home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yanks over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

by Ronald Blum Associated PressOctober 19, 2019

New York Yankees pitcher James Paxton talks to reporters at a news conference before a workout at Yankee Stadium, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in New York. The Yankees will host the Minnesota Twins in the first game of an American League Division Series on Friday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Yankees Paxton to start opener vs Twins, Sabathia off roster

by Ronald Blum Associated PressOctober 3, 2019

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino walks back to the dugout during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Owens)

Yankees and Severino keep piling up wins

by Ronald Blum Associated PressSeptember 22, 2019