MLB owners and players have finally come to an agreement on how to play the 2020 season. Opening Day for the 60-game season will be July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks—and it’s going to be weird.
Even beyond the truncated timeline, the coronavirus has forced MLB to make a variety of changes to how the game will be played and how the players will have to behave. The league’s primary concern is mitigating the spread of the virus, but squeezing in 60 games with limited off days after an extended layoff and abbreviated “spring” training creates additional risk for player injuries.