When the Major League Baseball season begins in late July, it will be a season unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. That’s not hyperbole.
It will be 60 games, with regionalized schedules, the DH in both leagues. It will be a sprint to the postseason, not exactly the summer grind that we’re used to. One bad month wouldn’t have sunk a team in 2019 — just ask the World Series champs — but in 2020, it’s almost sure to. A three-month delay also allowed some teams (we’re looking at you, Yankees) to field a more complete roster than a March start would have.