We don't know when baseball will return. We don't know if baseball will return. Baseball does not know when baseball will return. But if the quickest route to beginning the season is playing games without fans, should MLB jump at the opportunity? SI's MLB staff weighs in below.
Tom Verducci
What sounds like a good idea to begin to give people a diversion and a small sense of normalcy is full of challenges. In Japan they began playing practice games in empty ballparks. Within a week three players on one team tested positive for the coronavirus. Any time that happens begets a two-week quarantine for the team.