After countless negotiations, stall outs, promises and tweets along with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the MLB is finally inching closer to returning to the diamond as teams report to the sites for spring training 2.0 on Wednesday.
The University already has a direct relationship with the MLB’s restart as Schroeder Park and the baseball team’s development facility will serve as the alternative site for the Houston Astros.
UH also has another connection across the entire league as numerous Houston baseball alumni will be preparing for the season.
Patrick Weigel of the Atlanta Braves, Austin Pruitt of the Houston Astros, Aaron Fletcher of the Seattle Mariners and Seth Romero of the Washington Nationals were all added to the spring training player pools for their respective teams and all spent time with the Cougars.