Minor League Baseball Season Eliminated

     An announcement will be made concerning Minor League Baseball on Tuesday. The 2020 Minor League Baseball season will not be played later this year by all Major League Baseball affiliate teams. 

     There are several organizations locally that will be affected by this decision. There will be no baseball season for the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. 

Matt Kemp Signing With Rockies

     The Colorado Rockies have signed outfielder Matt Kemp to a minor-league deal. He played just 20 games with the Cincinnati Reds last season. 

     Kemp had signed a deal with the Miami Marlins and participated in their spring training camp earlier this year prior to the coronavirus pandemic. He was not listed on the 60-player roster submitted by the Marlins to Major League Baseball on Monday which resulted in him becoming a free agent. 

Marlins Finalize List For Summer Training

     The Miami Marlins added three more players to reach their 60-player list for what Major League Baseball has designated as summer training. All players will be eligible to be involved during the regular season.
     The Marlins added infielder Sean Rodriguez, 2020 first-round pick pitcher Max Meyer and pitcher Nick Vincent. A big surprise was that outfielder Matt Kemp was not listed on the roster.

Miami Marlins Submit Training Roster

     The Miami Marlins have submitted their training roster to Major League Baseball. All 57 players on the roster will be eligible to play during training camp and the 2020 regular season.
     The Marlins outfielders include Corey Dickerson, Lewis Brinson, Garrett Cooper, Matt Joyce, Harold Ramirez, Magneuris Sierra, Jesus Sanchez, Jerar Encarnacion, J.J. Bleday and Monte Harrison.
     Marlins infielders are Jesus Aguilar, Jonathan Villar, Brian Anderson, Miguel Rojas, Jon Berti, Isan Diaz, Eddy Alvarez, Jose Devers, Lewin Diaz and Jazz Chisholm.
     Miami choose catchers Jorge Alfaro, Francisco Cervelli, Ryan Lavarnway, Chad Wallach, Will Banfield and Brain Navarreto.
     The organization decided to go with 31 pitchers. Left-handed pitchers will include Caleb Smith, Adam Conley, Trevor Rogers, Daniel Castano, Braxton Garrett, Stephen Tarpley and Alex Vesia.
     The 24 right-handed pitchers will be Jose Urena, Jordan Yamamoto, Sixto Sanchez, Ryan Cook, Drew Steckenrider, Brad Boxberger, Sandy Alcantara, Jeff Brigham, Edward Cabrera, Robert Dugger, Tommy Evald, Yimi Garcia, Jorge Guzman, Elieser Hernandez, Brandon Kintzler, Pablo Lopez, Jordan Holloway, Humberto Mejia, Nick Neidert, Aaron Northcraft, Sterling Sharp, Johan Quezada, Josh A. Smith and Ryan Stanek.

Miami Heat Television Schedule

     The Miami Heat have eight games remaining in the regular season to determine seedings in the Eastern Conference. The Heat, who have already clinched a playoff spot, will play several of their games on national television broadcasts and some on local television broadcasts.
      ESPN will have their contest against the Denver Nuggets on August 1 while TNT will have them on August 4 against the Boston Celtics and August 6 versus the Milwaukee Bucks. NBATV will carry their game against the Toronto Raptors on August 3.
     Other games of the Miami Heat will likely be exclusively covered by Sun Sports with Eric Reid as play-by-play announcer and John Crotty as game analyst. They would include the Phoenix Suns on August 8, Indiana Pacers on August 10 and Oklahoma City Thunder on August 12. It has not been determined who would broadcast their final contest of the regular season against the Pacers on August 14.

Miami Heat Remaining Schedule

     The National Basketball Association released the schedules of all 22 remaining teams that will play in Orlando to continue the 2019-20 regular season. These NBA clubs will participate in eight games each.
     The Miami Heat schedule was also issued by the league. South Florida Sports Coverage mentioned exactly which seven teams they would face back on June 9. The rundown for Heat contests includes the Denver Nuggets(August 1), Toronto Raptors(August 3), Boston Celtics(August 4), Milwaukee Bucks(August 6), Phoenix Suns(August 8), Indiana Pacers(August 10), Oklahoma City Thunder(August 12) and Pacers(August 14) again.

Florida Panthers Possible Number One Pick

     The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery was held in Secaucus, New Jersey on Friday night. The big shock in the Phase 1 lottery process was that an unknown participant in the upcoming qualifying round will be getting the first overall selection of the 2020 NHL Draft.
     The yet-to-be determined club would have to lose in a best-of-five qualifying round. A Phase 2 part of the draft lottery will occur prior to the conference quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
     The Florida Panthers could possibly get that opportunity. They would unfortunately have to lose in the qualifying round against the New York Islanders. The Panthers would then have a 12.5% chance along with seven other teams to be named the club with the first overall selection.