PHOENIX, Arizona — After an absence of a couple of years due to the pandemic and MLB’s lockout, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, held a news conference to kick off the Cactus League season. It was held at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix.
Manfred echoed the presentation I attended Tuesday in Scottsdale by saying that he feels the sport is in the best shape it’s been in, in a long time, and noted that this is the first “normal” Spring Training in four years. This is all a good thing. He then touched on a number of important topics he was asked about by reporters at the presser.