The era of social distancing has been upon us for a while now, and at least in North America doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. This has of course resulted in every major and minor professional sport suspending operations. But those sports are starting to or already have come back. And this has not only created buzz and excitement about sports returning (though I still don’t think it’s time on this continent) but also new ways these leagues have setup the start, finish, or resuming of play.
Major League Baseball is using the easiest and honestly most bland formula, playing a shortened season in their home stadiums with no crowds.