Denied a Season, Some Ivy League Athletes Craft a Baseball Gap Year

By BY BILLY WITZ AND SAUL MARTINEZ from NYT Sports The Ivy League, unlike most Division I conferences, decided against spring sports. That has led some athletes, like baseball players at Brown, to find outside ways to train.https://nyti.ms/3eRy2TL

Atlanta Will Increase Capacity at Truist Park to 100 Percent

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports More than 40,000 fans will be permitted at the team’s games. The Yankees shut out Baltimore and Bryce Harper took a pitch to the face.https://nyti.ms/2R9FCRq

Atlanta Will Increase Capacity at Truist Park to 100 Percent

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports More than 40,000 fans will be permitted at the team’s suburban Atlanta stadium. Masks will be required but vaccines are optional.https://nyti.ms/3t5v56W

Longing for a Shot at the Majors, but Sitting Out the Sabbath

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Elie Kligman can do anything on a baseball field, but his strict observance of the Jewish sabbath complicates his future.https://nyti.ms/3rlV9tR

In a Crisis, Even a Gift From the N.C.A.A. Begets Turmoil

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Baseball players face particularly tough choices after a decision to allow an extra year of eligibility for spring athletes whose seasons were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.https://nyti.ms/2xLVaky

‘If You Don’t Have It, You’re Behind’: College Baseball’s Tech Arms Race

By PAT BORZI from NYT Sports The technological wave that swept M.L.B. has reached college baseball, but the price of high-tech devices has created a bigger gulf between the haves and have-nots.https://nyti.ms/2FwQDmS

At Black Colleges, the Baseball Teams Increasingly Aren’t

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports As the number of African-American baseball players continues to decline, black players are often surprised to find themselves in the minority even at historically black colleges.https://nyti.ms/2VjHW4v

After Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber, Stetson University Dreams Even Bigger

By KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports With the pair of Cy Young Award winners among its alumni, the small college in Central Florida has a potent recruiting pitch as it eyes the national stage.https://nyti.ms/2HbKdd2

N.C.A.A. Punishes Missouri Teams for Academic Misconduct

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The N.C.A.A. banned Missouri’s football, baseball and softball teams from the postseason for a year after a two-year investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor.https://nyti.ms/2G20MtE

A College World Series Filled With Hog Hats, Hammers and Championship Belts

By PAT BORZI from NYT Sports With home runs on a major upswing, college teams have developed some elaborate rituals to celebrate their teammates’ success.https://nyti.ms/2MSdgnT

He Was Convicted of Molesting His Niece. Should He Still Have a Future in Baseball?

By KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Luke Heimlich is among the best collegiate pitchers and may take Oregon State to the College World Series. He was also convicted of molesting his 6-year-old niece, a crime he says never happened.https://nyti.ms/2Irmat8

A Big Dealer Holds His Cards in Atlanta

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The Braves’ new general manager, Alex Anthopoulos, made some high-profile trades when he was with Toronto, but for now he is leery of giving up prospects too hastily.https://nyti.ms/2JAMvlz