At 3:05 p.m. March 26, the Baltimore Orioles were supposed to take the field against the New York Yankees at Camden Yards, and their 2020 season was to commence. We’ve known for two weeks that wouldn’t happen. No, not for the Orioles, not for the Yankees, nor any one of the other 28 teams.
First, MLB announced a delay until April 9. Then as this coronavirus horror show began to creep with fast legs across our country, MLB became convinced that there would be no way that baseball could start before mid-May.
And then came word from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in an interview with Scott Van Pelt on ESPN March 25 that if in fact it is deemed unsafe to start this season MLB is prepared to call off the season.
Given the opinion of Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro last weekend that the start of the season would need to be preceded by a month-long training schedule, that brought my opinion around to thinking we possibly could see an opener around the Fourth of July.
