Thanks to the Houston Chronicle, I have obtained a copy of Major League Baseball’s 2020 Operations Manual. This 101-page, single spaced pamphlet—all of the provisions of which were agreed to by MLB and the union—is the most important document for the 2020 season. The Official Baseball Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreement and Major League Rules are all relevant, to be sure, but the Operations Manual controls in the event of any conflict.
I feel guilty, in a sense, because I am not going to discuss at length here what really should be the language in the Manual that should be foremost on my mind.