For the first time in what feels like.. FOREVER, live pro sports returns to the airwaves starting this afternoon beginning with the defending champion Washington Nationals taking on the AL favorite New York Yankees to kick off the 60-game Major League Baseball season.
The coronavirus pandemic makes crowds impossible and with the MLB, NHL and NBA on the verge of returning to play, sports are suddenly going to sound completely different.
Baseball players have proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule, That was immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 games and about $275 million apart.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark reached what MLB understood to be a framework to start the pandemic-delayed season on July 19 or July 20.
Before the first pick was made at the amateur draft, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter movement.
Baseball players moved toward teams but remained far apart as they are adamant they receive full prorated salaries while offering to cut the regular season to 89 games.
MLB is talking about having as many as 16 teams in the playoffs this year if the season is able to start after a long delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.