Baseball is back! Not in the United States yet, where we continue to wait for a safe return of MLB amid the coronavirus pandemic, but rather in South Korea, where they’ve made especially good progress in their efforts against the outbreak. On Tuesday afternoon (which was late Monday night here), the KBO opened its 2020 season — featuring a few former Oakland A’s.
The Korea Baseball Organization still expects to play its full 144-game season, albeit with some restrictions, reports R.J. Anderson of CBS. There won’t be any fans in the stands, and they’ll stop playing for at least three weeks if any player or coach becomes infected.