As the Detroit Tigers begin daily workouts for pitchers and catchers on Friday, and with the full squad hitting the field for the first time on Monday, there will be some sense of relief that baseball is back.
Well, sort of.
It’ll be BDP — no, that’s not a new advanced statistical metric — it’s baseball during a pandemic. As the world adjusts to a new normal amid COVID-19, pro sports are finding their way. For baseball, it’s a 60-game schedule starting July 23-24, with the season finishing as it normally would in late September.