After Major League Baseball announced that a few of the games at the beginning of the 2022 season would officially be canceled due to the league’s ongoing lockout, one of the many reactions from commentators was that fans could become apathetic towards the sport.
But as the league remains bogged down in the dispute between the players and owners, former Red Sox relief pitcher Joe Kelly has a simple message for those in the baseball community.
“All I ask is that while we are waiting, don’t forget why you care so much,” Kelly wrote in a recent op-ed for the Los Angeles Times.