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Wednesday Bird Droppings: MLB announces plans for a 2020 season

Good morning, Birdland!

Baseball is, in fact, going to happen in 2020. In a Tuesday press release, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that a 60-game season will get started on either July 23rd or 24th. MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to health and safety protocols, and the schedule will mostly be made up of division games and inter-league games against teams that are closest on a map.

The press release still leaves some questions unanswered, specifically this one line: “The vast majority of Major League Clubs are expected to conduct training at the ballparks in their primary home cities.