At least nine players have opted out of playing baseball in 2020 (Mike Leake, Joe Ross, Tyson Ross, Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman, Welington Castillo, David Price, Nick Markakis and Felix Hernandez) and at least two others (Mike Trout and Buster Posey) have expressed reservations about playing this year.
Some of those players are among the game’s biggest stars.
Another big star, Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, set out his opinion Monday:
Kris Bryant's full answer on testing issues we're seeing throughout baseball right now, which includes this quote, "I wanted to play this year because I felt that it would be safe and I would be comfortable.