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Reading Fightin Phils, Lehigh Valley IronPigs Prepare For Summer Without Baseball

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — While the Phillies prepare for a shortened season, there’s no such luck for the minor leagues. They never got a chance to play.

While baseball is returning to South Philly, in Reading and Allentown, it is not. Due to the pandemic, all of Minor League Baseball has been shuttered for the 2020 season.

“We had pretty much expected that we wouldn’t have a minor league season, probably as far back as really March but certainly when the announcement finally came, especially for our fanbase, certainly a level of empathy for them because coming to our ballpark is such a part of their life,” Reading Fightins General Manager Scott Hunsicker said.