With Major League Baseball exhausting all possibilities for the 2020 regular season, one of the latest reports has them targeting a second Spring Training in June and Opening Day on July 1.
“DodgerHeads” host Jeff Spiegel dives into the viability of that scenario, which was reported by former Minnesota Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe. Although he certainly figures to have connections to the sport, ESPN’s Keith Law refuted the timeline.
Although every indication is MLB and the MLB Players Association collectively remain aligned in staging a regular season this year, matters are being dictated by health concerns with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
If and when the season is able to begin, it’s believed MLB’s preference is to have as many teams as possible playing at their home stadiums. Though, an Arizona plan or a three-city can’t yet be officially ruled out.
Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten as well as president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman have been among those to stress it is premature to begin forecasting weeks ahead.
While MLB mulls over options and develops plans, the Korean Baseball Championship (KBO) began its 2020 season Monday night. With that, ESPN reached an agreement with Eclat Media Group to exclusively televise six, live KBO games per week.
As part of the agreement, ESPN became the exclusive English-language home for KBO League live games and highlights for the 2020 season. The deal includes the postseason and the Korea Series best-of-seven championship.
With some MLB fans turning to KBO broadcasts as a means of filling the baseball void, Spiegel reviewed the league’s teams and offered suggestions on which to follow.
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