Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

The nationwide study that will test about 10,000 people for coronavirus antibodies will enable researchers to understand how widespread COVID-19 is.

Hank Steinbrenner was the life of the party. The genuine article. He could play guitar. Play the piano. Had his own dragster. And loved his horses.

Baseball fans can relive Kirk Gibson’s home run from Game 1 of the 1988 World Series on Tuesday night (ESPN). An anonymous batboy played a huge role.

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth on all-time home run list. Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr share memories of teammate who “was never scared.”

MLB and its players would love to start a season by May, even without fans. But during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s time for a reality check.

On Tuesday on ESPN, Cal Ripken Jr. will share his memories of the historic 2,131 game when he broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak.

Non-roster players who were in spring training camps until March 13, who have played at least a day in the majors, can get up to $50,000.

There are no open gyms or trainers, but MLB players and teams are improvising now in hopes there still is a baseball season.

Union chief Tony Clark made it clear that no matter the conditions, providing it’s safe, the players want to play baseball as soon as possible.

MLB, players’ union reached a tentative agreement to salvage 2020 season, but agent Scott Boras worries that amateur players will be greatly damaged.