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Colorado Rockies: What to learn from the 1994-95 strike for the return of baseball in 2020

DENVER, COLORADO, - MARCH 26: Coors Field remains closed on what was to be opening day for Major League Baseball on March 26, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Major League Baseball has postponed the start of its season indefinitely due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Before this year, the last time that we didn’t have Colorado Rockies baseball in summer was in 1994.

We have passed the two-month mark on Colorado Rockies regular-season games being canceled/postponed in 2020 due to the shutdown to COVID-19. While it came under different circumstances, there are some similarities between this shutdown and the 1994-95 players’ strike.