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Mike Leake informed his team he won’t play in 2020. Will any Cubs follow suit?
On Monday, Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Mike Leake informed the club he will not be playing this season due to the risks associated with COVID-19. In doing so, he became the first MLB player to publicly state his plan to sit out the shortened 2020 campaign.
Leake, 32, is in the final year of a five-year, $80 million he inked with St. Louis. He was set to make roughly $5.5 million in prorated salary this season – and whether or not he’ll receive any of that money remains to be seen.