There will be no Minor League Baseball in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
This will be the first time since 1901 that there will be a summer without minor-league baseball.
“These are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as this is the first time in our history that we’ve had summer without Minor League Baseball played,” Minor League Baseball President and CEO Pat O’Conner said in a statement.
The cancelation of the season does not come as a surprise, but it does bring on significant financial troubles for small towns.