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For Major League Baseball, there’s too much at stake not to play

In the middle of a global pandemic, Major League Baseball has a big opportunity. The owners know it. The players know it.

It might even be uncomfortable to talk about in the midst of so much suffering, but the opportunity is there.

A chance to reinvigorate the game.

Much of the last decade has been full of tales of baseball’s decline. Stories of declining attendance and declining television ratings are common. Some of the fears are embellished as revenues and team values have continued to increase, but there should be concern about the aging audience of baseball.