Baseball’s initial two-week delay to the season and second delay signaling a start date in mid May, at the earliest, looks to be growing longer.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continue their discussions about what the 2020 season could look like once it gets going. According to a detailed report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel, both sides are currently hoping to start the season in early June and play as many games as possible. Passan also noted, however, that discussions include an even later start and what could happen in what he described as the “doomsday scenario,” where the 2020 season is not played at all.