Pirates general manager Ben Cherington remains "optimistic" we'll see a Major League Baseball season in 2020.
And if those sentiments hold true, teams will need roughly three weeks to prepare, a ramp-up period commonly referred to as "Spring Training 2.0." If or when that occurs, Cherington believes Pittsburgh, and specifically PNC Park, can provide the perfect host for such an event.
"If it happens, and assuming it happens, [Spring Training 2.0] would happen in Pittsburgh," Cherington said Wednesday during a Zoom videoconference with local reporters. "
The move, of course, is necessary due to the coronavirus outbreak, which cut short Spring Training for the Pirates down in Bradenton, Fla.