The most unlikeable guy in baseball injected himself into MLB headlines on Friday when a report surfaced that said Rob Manfred threatened a shut down of play would be imminent if rampant virus outbreaks could not be contained. Not only did the commissioner write to MLBPA head Tony Clark about the potential shutdown, additional rumors swirled that he warned networks to prepare alternative programming “as soon as Monday.”
On Saturday, Manfred has a decidedly different tone. ESPN’s Karl Ravech posted a tweet about the change of heart.
Comissioner Rob Manfred tells me “We are playing.