Brew Crew Ball · Jan 25, 2021
Cactus League requests that MLB delay start of Spring Training
Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty ImagesIn less than a month, Spring Training is scheduled to begin in Florida and Arizona. Unfortunately that reality has been placed in jeopardy following the recent announcement by Arizona’s Cactus League.
The Cactus League’s task force, which includes the leagues Executive Director and a number of Arizona Government officials, sent a letter to MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred. In the letter they request that Spring Training be delayed because of the astronomically high COVID-19 infection rates in Maricopa County.
It is believed that Major League Baseball does not have absolute power to delay the season. The MLBPA would have to included.