Davey Martinez was clear from the start of the 2020 MLB campaign that he was not a fan of the idea of starting extra innings with a runner on second in an attempt to avoid marathons with so many games to play in such a short period of time.
There is already a significant burden being placed on pitchers and position players alike, with Spring Training 1.0 shut down in mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic really started to take hold in the U.S., Spring Training 2.0 a three-week ramp-up, and games in empty stadiums, players away from their families, and the threat of a deadly virus there always, but that doesn’t mean that everyone involved in the game really likes all the rules Major League Baseball decided on.