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Red Sox: MiLB’s cancelled season impacts future of minor league teams

BOSTON, MA - June 6: A hat and glove sit in the Boston Red Sox dugout during the third inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on June 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Red Sox’s minor league teams adapt in light of a cancelled season.

In an expected decision and as a result of the growing coronavirus pandemic, Minor League Baseball (MiLB) canceled its 2020 season this past Tuesday.

“We are in dire straits,” said MiLB President Pat O’Conner. “[Finding a way to play had] an insurmountable list of challenges.