NEW YORK -- Baseball is back after MLB and the MLBPA reached an agreement Thursday, ending the lockout.
Mets and Yankees fans are thrilled, but so are businesses that rely on the season, CBS2's Nick Caloway reported Friday.
Many businesses in the Bronx depend on baseball. Approximately 80-90 percent of revenue for some comes from fans shopping and dining in the area around Yankee Stadium before home games. The fact that the league and players union agreed to a full 162-game season in 2022 was crucial.
The pandemic was devastating for so many businesses over the last two years, so baseball season can't start soon enough.