SI.com · Jul 24, 2020
Watching MLB in 2020 Is Going to Be Weird
Did you hear? Baseball is back.
It may not be what you dreamed of, but Thursday night's two games offered a window into what it will be like to be an MLB fan in 2020. There was a lot to soak in (like that rain pun), from fan-less player introductions to weird interjections of fake crowd noise to lightning striking behind the commissioner. It was a jarring experience, to be sure.
Three cogs of SI's MLB staff–Emma Baccellieri, Connor Grossman and Matt Martell–offered their thoughts on what we learned about watching baseball in 2020 based on Opening Night.