LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: Manager Jim Leyland #11 of the United States, talks to the team in the locker room after winning the 2017 World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium on March 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Overshadowed by the news of MLB owners looking to reboot training camps in June with a July target for Opening Day, the word came down on Monday the 2021 World Baseball Classic would be canceled.
The priorities of the baseball world are changing seemingly on a daily basis. The World Baseball Classic has now been knocked down a few rungs on the baseball ladder with Olympic baseball possibly on for ‘21 after its postponement this coming summer.