Hello LSB, and welcome to MiLB Opening Day 2021.
As Tepid noted last week, it’s been over 600 days since the most recent minor league game in September of 2019. That stretch comes to an end tonight with the start of the Low-A, High-A, and Double-A seasons, with the Triple-A season firing up on Thursday.
With that the Rangers Double-A affiliate Frisco RoughRiders hosted a virtual media day and offered up a few guys via Zoom meeting to talk about the start of what will certainly be a weird season for them.
Aside from the covid-related safety measures, minor league baseball will see a smattering of rule changes, some permanent, some rooted in the protocols required to safely get the season off the ground.