Red Sox player Eduardo Rodriguez out for season after developing heart inflammation from COVID-19

Red Sox player Eduardo Rodriguez won't be able to play this season because he has heart inflammation caused by COVID-19. "You're more at risk when you're older, but it hits the young pretty hard, too, at times. And Eddie just, unfortunately, is one of those guys that it hit hard, and to get to lose an entire season, it's pretty rough on anybody," said a Red Sox official.

MLB Commissioner: We'll get through season, but winning percentages might determine playoff teams

The MLB commissioner says that he is confident the season will continue, but says some clubs might not play all 60 games, and winning percentages might be used to determine who makes it to the playoffs. His statements come after the Marlins got hit by an outbreak, a Red Sox player has developed COVID-19 related heart inflammation and some players are saying they won't play until next year, no matter what.

Lorenzo Cain opts out of 2020 MLB season

Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Lorenzo Cain has opted out of the 2020 MLB season, according to a release from the organization Saturday, August 1. 

MLB will play 7-inning games in doubleheaders

Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games, baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.

MLB postpones Phillies-Yankees and Marlins-Orioles matchups

Major League Baseball temporarily suspended the Miami Marlins’ season through Sunday because of their worsening coronavirus outbreak, and the three remaining games in this week’s New York Yankees-Philadelphia Phillies series were postponed Tuesday.