David Stearns joined local reporters in Milwaukee on a conference call late yesterday afternoon to discuss a wide range of topics, including, of course, the possibility of a 2020 baseball season being played. Stearns said that he’s “optimistic that both sides (players and owners) genuinely want to play” this season and that there is a legitimate path towards doing so, even if the season is shortened. “I do think both sides recognize how important it is,” he stated.
“I have generally felt pretty confident there’s going to be a season, and over the last week, nothing has happened to diminish that confidence.