TUCSON, Ariz. —
As well-traveled manager Bruce Bochy gathered his French team together Wednesday for a World Baseball Classic workout, he preached a message to the group with roots in Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the United States and more.
Baseball is baseball … no matter the language or mailing address.
That’s not entirely true now, amid our new and unsettling coronavirus reality. The sports world finds itself swirling in breaking news by the minute. The NBA suspended the season when a Utah Jazz player tested positive. The NCAA announced that no fans beyond family will be allowed during the wildly popular NCAA Tournament.