Saturday, I wrote this article blasting MLB for the way it handled the rain delay and eventual postponement of Friday night’s game.
Turns out there was more to it than simply not giving out information, as reported by Chelsea Janes in the Washington Post. This is a long, detailed explanation, so I’m going to post it here in its entirety:
When the evening began, the MLB Players Association discussed options with the player representatives from both teams. Sean Doolittle, not normally a Nationals player representative, served as one for the evening because Max Scherzer was starting Saturday and knew he would leave the park early if the delay dragged on.