In a series of tweets, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer challenged the motivation behind MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's comments that he is not sure if there will be a baseball season this year.
Bauer questioned why Manfred reversed course so quickly, and the pitcher suggested the commissioner made his latest comments as a delay tactic so he will not get as much public blowback for implementing a severely shortened campaign:
Bauer's tweets come after ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Manfred told colleague Mike Greenberg he is not sure if there will be a season during the network's "The Return of Sports" special.