After one of the worst weeks the sport has had to endure, Major League Baseball has implemented a plan for the 2020 regular season. The game has been shut down for more than three months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
It required MLB to cancel the remainder of Spring Training and initially the delay the start of the regular season by two weeks. The target Opening Day was pushed back a second time and then suspended indefinitely.
In order to arrive at this point, the Players Association had to agree to players being present for camps by July 1, and come to terms with MLB on health and safety protocols.