As the world watches each and every day as more news comes out about COVID-19, we look to sports as a way to escape, even for a moment. The Red Sox should be preparing for Opening Day as it was scheduled to be this week, but we won’t be celebrating as usual. With the major sports leagues shutting down to try and keep everyone safe, baseball won’t be happening anytime soon.
Commissioner Rob Manfred and the owners alike have expressed a desire to play something that resembles a full season, but with estimations of a return not until late May or early June, that’s highly unlikely.