In mid-March MLB shut down Spring Training right as the entire sports world hit pause. I’ll never forget how surreal it felt watching the Cubs play in a crowded training facility as the news broke that the NBA was shutting down. We all knew baseball was next, although I doubt any of us knew how long and complicated of a shutdown loomed.
I don’t need to remind anyone here about the ugly contract negotiations that followed. And it honestly barely matters today if you thought that MLB and the owners were right or sided more with the MLBPA.