Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t getting full value in the Mookie Betts trade. They’re among those with the most to lose by not playing a full 2020 season.

As part of social distancing, MLB clubhouses and dugouts will be designed to keep players apart, eliminating the elements that bond ballplayers.

L.A. County is home to Lakers, Clippers, Rams, Chargers, Kings, Dodgers, MLB All-Star Game, Sparks, Galaxy, Los Angeles FC and USC and UCLA.

MLB players will vigorously oppose any proposal with a revenue split at its center, and the revenue-salary gap will frame talks for a new labor deal.

There was a time when weekly highlight shows “NBA Inside Stuff” and “This Week in Baseball” were staples on the Saturday morning TV schedule.

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday on the radio that he called MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and asked when baseball might return.

MLB teams are rolling out ticket-refund policies and giving fans a choice — money now or more baseball later. And if you want a refund, you must ask.

Major League Baseball’s Three-Division Plan isn’t perfect, but could function as a coronavirus pandemic workaround.

MLB is not yet canceling games outright, but will grant teams the right to refund game tickets for dates postponed by coronavirus.

Teams risk alienating fans when they wait to cancel games and offer refunds on the $1 billion in consumer capital they hold along with ticket brokers.