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A major hurdle to the 2021 season getting underway on time is now thankfully in the rearview mirror.
Major League Baseball and the MLBPA agreed on health and safety protocols for the upcoming season. They’ll include shortened seven-inning doubleheaders and extra innings beginning with a runner on second base. But any of you traditionalist Cubs fans out there will be happy to hear that, as of right now, the universal DH isn’t returning – at least not yet.
Last year, we saw the designated hitter deployed in both the National and American League.