Major League Baseball is expected to send a proposal for the 2020 season to start to players some time in the next week.
According to multiple media reports, the plan is for a second round of Spring Training to get going in mid June with a target date of July 1 for the start of the regular season. Whether these plans are realistic remains to be seen amid the current reality of the COVID-19 pandemic remains to be seen.
What we do know is that teams are now telling players to get back into shape and prepare for the start of the season.
“General managers and managers from at least a dozen teams have reached out to players and suggested they ramp up baseball activities, executives, players and agents familiar with the conversations told ESPN. Some teams have suggested players prepare for a spring training that would begin as early as June 10 and a season that would begin July 1,” ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday.
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Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 5/6/20
