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Astros owner Jim Crane is pointing fingers. Crane believes sign-stealing – and cheating in general – is present around the league, with the blame falling solely on the Astros. “I think [MLB] had a bigger problem than everybody realized,’’ Crane told USA Today. “Two other teams [the Yankees and Red Sox] were doing things and …

MLB’s coronavirus problem is spreading quickly. The Brewers-Cardinals game Friday night has been postponed, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The Cardinals had positive tests and are self-isolating at their hotel. SportsGrid is reporting that it is two positive tests. The Marlins have had 17 players test positive, while the Phillies have had a coach and …

The Phillies might not have escaped the Marlins’ COVID-19 web after all. A Phillies coach and a member of their home clubhouse staff have both tested positive for the virus, the club announced Thursday. No players were found to be positive in Wednesday’s latest round of testing, but the two cases forced the team to …

Babysitters will soon be hitting the road with MLB teams. In light of the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, the league will now require teams to travel with a compliance officer to make sure players and staff follow protocols, ESPN reported Wednesday. MLB is also encouraging players not to leave their hotels except for games and requiring …

The Yankees made four members of their organization available to reporters before Wednesday’s game against the Orioles — their manager, first baseman, setup man and, of course, their traveling secretary. Because in 2020 you better be on top of hitting, pitching and logistics. But as long as the Yankees wake up in Baltimore — regardless …

MLB has initiated an investigation into how the COVID-19 outbreak began on the Marlins with the aim of reinforcing better practices specifically with this team and learning what can be done to prevent a repeat elsewhere, The Post has learned. With one more player having a positive test revealed Wednesday, the Marlins’ total moved to …

MLB suspended Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly eight games after he helped ignite a bench-clearing incident Tuesday by throwing near the heads of two Astros stars. Kelly threw at Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa, both of whom dodged out of the way, and then taunted Correa after striking him out during the same at-bat …

MLB has recently come under fire for being too disorganized in how it has handled the Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak. Now, the league is receiving gripes for being too strict in its protocols. Cincinnati Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas and outfielder Nick Senzel will appeal a ruling that has forced them to miss games, according to …

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are trying to put their sign-stealing scandal behind them. It seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers have their own thoughts on the matter. Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston stole …

Major League Baseball, its season having struck a coronavirus iceberg just days after leaving port, took dramatic, dizzying measures Tuesday to keep its endeavor afloat. The Marlins, with four more players testing positive for COVID-19 Tuesday to give them a total of 15 (plus two coaches), will cease playing through Sunday, the league announced. The …