As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases surged across the country in March, the 2020 MLB season came to a grinding halt. The final two weeks of Spring Training were cancelled and the start of the regular season was indefinitely delayed.
Over the coming months, the league and the union attempted to figure out the logistics of a potential season starting in the summer. The two sides could not agree to an economic plan, prompting MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to unilaterally impose a 60-game season.
Unlike the NBA and NHL, which saw their respective seasons resume in bubbles, MLB allowed teams to travel and play opponents at their regular home ballparks.