Baseball during a pandemic almost didn't happen. Once the fighting stopped, the strangest season ever started, stumbled, mesmerized and finished. It was unreal, and hopefully we never see it again.

Major League Baseball said that Dodgers infielder Justin Turner flouted coronavirus protocols when he returned to the field after receiving a positive test.

Adam Eaton, Anibal Sanchez, Howie Kendrick and Eric Thames are all free agents after the Nationals declined their 2021 options Wednesday.

Colorado won't pick up the $12 million option on Daniel Murphy and will instead pay a $6 million buyout to the infielder who failed to flourish in his two years with the Rockies.

St. Louis declined Kolten Wong's $12.5 million option for 2021, making the longtime Cardinals second baseman a free agent. The Cardinals will pay Wong a $1 million buyout.

The Dodgers' six-game Series win over the Rays averaged a 5.2 rating, 12 share and 9,785,000 viewers, Nielsen Media Research said. The previous low was a 7.6 rating, 12 share and 12,660,000 viewers for the Giants' four-game sweep of the Tigers in 2012.

Blake Snell, who cruised through five shutout innings against the Dodgers, said he was "disappointed and upset" that he was pulled in the sixth inning of Tuesday night's Series-clinching loss.

Sure, the 2020 season just ended. No, we haven't a clue how the offseason will play out. We're ranking all 30 MLB teams for next year anyway.

With no changes because of the shortened season, the Pirates will pick first, followed by the Rangers.

Turner's return to the field to celebrate with his Dodgers teammates after testing positive for COVID-19 was this bizarre baseball season -- and this year in America -- in a nutshell.

The Dodgers' ace grew up about 20 miles from Globe Life Field. Tuesday night, he won his first title there, with his childhood friends watching.

Every big play became a trending moment for World Series viewers on social media.

The Dodgers' journey ended in Arlington, Texas, with a come-from-behind Game 6 victory.

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