The outbreak of the deadly virus SARS COVID-19 aka coronavirus, has affected the lives of all the people living on the planet. And since we are in the middle of a pandemic, all the industries (big or small) have been forced to work in a different way. When it comes to sporting events, most of the stadiums, courts, and arenas were shut immediately, and the scheduled fixtures were either canceled or held in empty arenas. The same thing happened with baseball as the Spring Training games were immediately canceled, and the start of 2020 seasons has been delayed. This decision was made after a mutual discussion among all the teams involved and the MLB players association. But this is a big challenge for the game itself, and it would be interesting to see how it resumes after all of this is gone. When the pandemic ends, there are going to be a lot of hurdles, and baseball will take time to get back to where it was before. Let’s take a look at where we stand right now:
When Will the World Series Start? And will it Be Played at Neutral Sites?
Keeping the current situation in mind,it is expected that the World Series will kick off by the end of October. And when it comes to the neutral sites, they can play the regular-season games in the designated stadiums, but once those games are over, the postseason games can be moved to neutral sites in locations where the weather is hotter or in closed stadiums. Also, once the season is underway, you can follow the scores sdhoc.com/nowgoal.
The final negotiations are not done yet, so it is hard to predict what the actual dates would be. But the season could certainly go past its end date, and when the team gets into action once, they would not be
getting much training breaks. The season will be shortened, and it is highly likely they will follow the rumored format where instead of 10 teams, 14 teams will be able to make it to the playoffs.
Are They Determined to Play as Many Games as Possible? What could be the Most Extreme Measures we can see?
There is no doubt that the league is determined to make the best out of the given time and resources, but there is only so much they can do. However, it is almost certain that there will be fewer days off, and there is a strong possibility of doubleheaders as well. On top of that, all regular-season games happening in October will give us a lot of time. Everything we will talk about now is purely hypothetical, but if they want to reschedule the league, they will have to think about it from a geographical point of view as well. Unfortunately, short seasons also mean that we will see a lot of injuries as well. And it is highly possible the Worlds series will take over the All-star break as well.
