Today, MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred, held a press conference to address the state of affairs between club owners and the players union in the midst of a now three-month-long lockout. Among the topics touched on, the most important to baseball fans at the moment is when baseball will actually be happening. Pitchers and catchers would usually be reporting to camp next week, marking the start of the new campaign.
Instead, things remain very much up in the air.
Manfred shared optimism that the spring training calendar would remain unaffected, even if some feel that’s a tactical move on the part of the commish
Rob Manfred says “the status of spring training is no change right now.