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Phillies news: Commissioner Rob Manfred ‘hopeful’ for season

Commissioner of the MLB Rob Manfred and owner of the Philadelphia Phillies John S. Middleton (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred joined CNN’s Global Town Hall Thursday evening and said he is “hopeful” games will be played this summer.

As the days progress, it appears more and more likely that some form of a 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season will indeed take place. Thursday evening, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred joined CNN’s Global Town Hall with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta; when asked about the possibilities of the league playing games this year, Manfred replied that he thinks it is “hopeful that we will have some Major League Baseball this summer.