Though some execs are publicly maintaining hope that MLB can still complete a full 162-game schedule, most people around the league reportedly believe it won’t return until May. As implausible as a full season may be from a logistical standpoint, it leaves open the possibility that the Cubs could still participate against the Cardinals in the London Series in mid-June.
“As of now it’s on,” Epstein told the Chicago Tribune back on March 4. “If they tell us not to go, I’m sure it will be a decision they make regretfully but with information that that’s the right course of action.