MLB Season Will Start On Time

MLB had proposed that the start of the season by delayed from April 1 to April 28, with spring training to begin March 22 instead of February 17, and for the season to be cut to 154 games from 162.

The reasoning had been to give more time for coronavirus vaccinations and because the league believed the virus situation would improve more with the delay. 

Cardinals Trade Completed

The trade sending third baseman Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals from the Colorado Rockies was completed Monday night.
St. Louis is sending pitcher Austin Gomber and four minor leaguers to the Rockies. The 29-year-old led the NL in home runs three times and the majors in RBIs twice. 

Dustin Pedroia Announces Retirement

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who spent his entire 14-season Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, announced his retirement Monday.

The 37-year-old was AL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and MVP in 2008, but he’s played in only nine games in the past three years after a slide by Manny Machado hurt his knee in 2017.

The four-time All-Star was part of the Red Sox teams that won the World Series in 2007 and 2013.

L.A. Pitching Coach Sends Inappropriate Photos

‘The Athletic’ reported Monday night that L.A. Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway, a former N.Y. Mets manager, “aggressively pursued” several women in sports media. That included sending three of them inappropriate photos.

Five women spoke to ‘The Athletic’ about Callaway’s actions over at least five years with three teams. He was the Cleveland Indians’ pitching coach, then Mets manager from 2018 to 2019, followed by Angels’ pitching coach last season.

Callaway said: “Any relationship in which I was engaged has been consensual, and my conduct was in no way intended to be disrespectful . . . ”