Well, the Arizona Plan just got a helluva lot more feasible. In accordance with allowing his state’s stay-at-home order to expire, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has declared that major sports can resume sans fans as of May 15. Anne Ryman of the Arizona Republic tweeted that news, along with several other details of Ducey’s plan to reopen the state.
So this means baseball will be back, right? Not so fast, my friend. While it may mean that Ian Happ can get out to do more than shoot a very nice 69 on a local golf course only to get dusted by a tour pro who carded a 58 — not a typo — there are still several details to be worked out before MLB agrees on a return plan.