Tuesday May 12th Local Sports

KGLO & KRIB Sports

TONIGHT:

AM-1300 KGLO — Twins Classic — 1987 World Series Game 7 — Minnesota vs. St. Louis — 7:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the players’ union turn at the plate.

Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisions expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020.

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that spring training would start in early to mid-June.

MLB officials are slated to make a presentation to the union on Tuesday. An agreement with the players’ association is needed, and talks are expected to be difficult — especially over a proposal for a revenue split that would be unprecedented for baseball.

Each team would play about 82 regular-season games: against opponents in its own division plus interleague matchups limited to AL East vs. NL East, AL Central vs. NL Central and AL West vs. NL West.

Postseason play would be expanded from 10 clubs to 14 by doubling wild cards in each league to four.

Teams would prefer to play at their regular-season ballparks but would switch to spring training stadiums or neutral sites if medical and government approvals can’t be obtained for games at home. Toronto might have to play home games in Dunedin, Florida.

The All-Star Game, scheduled for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 14, likely would be called off.

DES MOINES — The Iowa Wild, in conjunction with the American Hockey League (AHL), announced Monday the league’s Board of Governors has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 AHL regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.

“After a lengthy review process, the American Hockey League has determined that the resumption and completion of the 2019-20 season is not feasible in light of current conditions,” AHL President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews said. “The League’s operational focus has turned toward actively preparing for the 2020-21 season. We are very grateful to the National Hockey League and its teams for their support and leadership in navigating through the challenges faced over the past two months. The AHL continues to place paramount importance on the health and safety of our players, officials, staff and fans and all of their families, and we all look forward to returning to our arenas in 2020-21.”

“We understand and support the decision made today by the American Hockey League to cancel the remainder of the 2019-2020 season,” Iowa Wild President Todd Frederickson added. “On behalf of the entire organization, I’d like to thank our great fans for their unwavering support during these difficult times. We hope all of you continue to adhere to local and federal guidelines in an effort to stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you for the 2020-2021 season.”

Iowa was in the midst of a record-breaking season, posting 82 points through 63 games, tied for the second-most standings points in the 31-team AHL prior to the COVID-19 stoppage. The Wild finish with a record of 37-18-4-4; the 37 wins tie a franchise record and the club’s 21 home-ice victories were tied for the most in the league. Wild forward Sam Anas paced the AHL with 70 points, while teammate Gerry Mayhew was the top goal scorer (39 goals). In net, Kaapo Kahkonen ranked first in wins (25) and fourth in goals against average (2.07). In addition, defenseman Brennan Menell recorded 42 assists, the most among AHL

NEWTON — Former Iowa Speedway CEO and President Stan Clement has died after a battle with cancer. Clement was able to get longtime NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace to design the track and pushed to get it built. Newton Mayor Mike Hansen.