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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Encouraged MLB, MLB Players Association Remain Unified Amid Need To Be ‘Nimble’

As the wait for the 2020 Major League Baseball season to begin carries on, there have been several discussions as how to best play as normal of a campaign as possible.

One day after the coronavirus (COVID-19) shut down the NBA, other leagues quickly followed suit. MLB cancelled remaining Spring Training games and pushed back Opening Day for two weeks. It was later delayed for a second time, and the season remains indefinitely suspended.

Myriad scenarios have been exchanged between MLB and the MLB Players Association, with the latest — all 30 teams descending on Arizona — gaining early traction and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institute of Health.