According to numerous reports, owners of MLB’s 30 teams agreed to a proposal on Monday that would have the season starting in July. Commissioner Rob Manfred plans on presenting the proposal to the league’s players on Tuesday.
There are a million and one obstacles still to overcome. Not the least of which is how to handle safe and responsible coronavirus testing, including plans for when players seemingly inevitably contract the virus.
Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle outlined a large number of concerns on Twitter, and they’re all things that need to be addressed before the season can begin (click through on the tweet to see the thread).