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OPENING DAY: Bob Uecker and Brewers baseball on WKTY today

March 26, 2020 Rick Solem

Despite a virus ending sports, Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers will still go on today. OK, it won’t be the official Opening Day the Brewers were supposed to be having today. What will happen at 1:10 p.m. on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM is a replay of last year’s Opening Day game against […]

BLOGS

WKTY’s Dave Carney: Favorite Major League Baseballers of all time

March 26, 2020 Dave Carney

Since I’ve decided to squeeze down what could essentially be a Top 100, these picks have been made for some extremely specific reasons, and will reflect an age and geographical bias. So, be forewarned, this is another VERY subjective and totally personal list made for personal reasons. I reserved spots on this list for players […]

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Yelich, Braun leading group in donating 100K relief meals for COVID-19

March 26, 2020 Rick Solem

It’s an organization called California Strong. Founded by Milwaukee Brewers outfielders Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich, among others, it’s coming through in helping those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. Wednesday, the group announed it will be donating 100,000 meals through Feeding America. It won’t stop there, however. California Strong said this will be the […]

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Red Sox ace, former La Crosse Logger, Chris Sale to have Tommy John surgery

March 19, 2020 Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, an operation that would keep him out the entire 2020 baseball season if and when it resumes after the coronavirus pandemic. The team made the announcement on Thursday, two weeks after saying that the left-hander who turns […]

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New normal: MLB adjusts to coronavirus uncertainty

March 18, 2020 Rick Solem

PHOENIX (AP) — Major league teams adjusted to their strange new normal, with more players returning to their hometowns as they realized baseball won’t be played for months. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said he feels like he’s “playing hooky” every day as the world fights the new coronavirus pandemic that caused postponement of opening day […]

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Reds’ Trevor Bauer organizing ‘sandlot’ game in Arizona

March 15, 2020 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer says he is organizing a “sandlot” baseball game. He also is trying to raise $1 million for Major League Baseball game-day staff who could be affected by the league’s decision to delay the regular season at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Bauer tweeted an […]

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No fans, no work: Arena workers caught in sports shutdown

March 15, 2020 Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — David Edelman can usually be found at a Denver Nuggets basketball game or a Colorado Rapids soccer game. As an usher, he interacts with fans in a role he calls a staple of his life. But there are no Nuggets games for at least a month. No Rapids games, either. And Edelman […]

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MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus

March 12, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26. The decision announced by Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday left open whether each team […]

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No fans, no fun: Athletes uneasy over empty-arena solutions

March 10, 2020 Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players who can tell them exactly what that feels like. “It’s not very fun,” he said. Samardzija pitched for the Chicago […]

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Yelich will be paid deferred money by Brewers until 2042

March 9, 2020 Associated Press

Milwaukee will be paying Christian Yelich until 2042, when the All-Star outfielder is 50 years old. Yelich’s $215 million, nine-year contract with the team calls for Brewers to defer $4 million each year from his $26 million annual salary from 2022-28. The deal includes a $20 million mutual option for 2029 with a $6.5 million […]