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Four ways MLB's shortened 2020 season may permanently change the game

What I'm Hearing: While progress towards a deal has finally materialized our insider Bob Nightengale reports the length of the regular season is still a point of contention for players. USA TODAY

As Major League Baseball and its players hammer out an agreement to play a 2020 season that will look nothing like the game has ever seen, it’s becoming apparent that many of the adjustments may take on a more permanent look.

It’s never wise to forever alter your industry under duress, but the changes coming to baseball – both sweeping and subtle – are not of the shocking variety, more the sort that festered on a back burner for many years before a global pandemic forced both sides to adjust.