It has seemed likely ever since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, but Tuesday it was made official: Minor League Baseball has officially cancelled its 2020 season.
What happens now?
First, teams must unravel as much as they can from this season. There will undoubtedly be a flood of fans and advertisers calling and asking for refunds for tickets or deals they’d purchased for games that had merely been suspended and not officially canceled.
Some of those fans and advertisers will choose to roll their dollars toward 2021, but others will want to replenish their own cash flow as best as possible.