In an interview with 93.7 The Fan Tuesday, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington again reaffirmed that even though the 2020 season is very much in jeopardy, he is optimistic that baseball will be played.
This comes one day after commissioner Rob Manfred said he is "not confident" there would be a 2020 season after the players association cut off negotiations with the league. The union told the owners Saturday that they should tell the players "when and where" they should report.
“I remember something a mentor of mine shared with me more than once during negotiations and that is: ‘Sometimes, it’s darkest just before the dawn,’ so I’ll hold onto that,” Cherington said.