Monday night, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the club owners “unanimously voted to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of the March 26th agreement.” Translation: play ball! We are still awaiting full details about the unorthodox competition and safety rules that will be implemented. Also, let’s not be naive—the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could derail everything. In the meantime, Ely shares some general thoughts on what this means for the Marlins (3:40), then answers various fan questions submitted via Twitter (14:00).
Here’s the full statement from Major League Baseball, as Manfred reluctantly honored the March agreement after months of pressuring the players’ union to accept less than full pro-rata salaries:
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Assuming the union’s cooperation—ESPN’s Jeff Passan expresses optimism about that—and no COVID-19-related setbacks, meaningful MLB games are only one month away.