We are all missing the New York Mets right now. Fortunately, they could return in a few weeks.
Major League Baseball began to negotiate a return to play proposal to the owners and players association, with the intent of resuming play. The proposal covered a variety of changes to the standard MLB season format, such as an 82-game season, a schedule where teams only play within their division, and the corresponding division in the other league, playoffs reduced to only 10 teams, and a universal DH.
Adopting the designated hitter in the National League has been a topic of debate for decades among baseball fans, with many traditionalists preferring the NL rules, which pitchers must take a turn in the batting order.