Much of the 2020 MLB season was improvised, but Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to see two temporary changes moved forward in the 2021 MLB season: the extra-innings rule and expanded playoffs. (more…)
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What will fans see tonight at Globe Life Field? A 2021 preview, perhaps
With the launch of the National League Championship Series tonight, fans will be present at a Globe Life Field game for the first time. What they experience may carry over into the 2021 spring training and regular seasons. (more…)
Fans to be at National League Championship Series, World Series
It’s official: Major League Baseball will sell tickets to a limited number of fans at the National League Championship Series and the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. (more…)
With MLB season done, Sahlen Field deconstruction begins
By all accounts the Toronto Blue Jays‘ temporary tenure at Sahlen Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League), was a success, but now comes the bittersweet part: removing all the improvements and preparing for an uncertain 2021. (more…)
Manfred: There will be fans at NLCS, World Series
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says he expects fans to be present at the National League Championship Series and the World Series games at Texas’s Globe Life Field, with ticket information due shortly. (more…)
Rough year continues for ballpark businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has already depressed business for restaurants and bars across the country, but with the lack of fans at MLB games, the impact at ballpark-area businesses has been even more widespread. (more…)
Mariners-Giants series moved to SF due to poor air quality
The Seattle Mariners/San Francisco Giants series originally set to start last night in Seattle was shifted to Oracle Park and delayed a day due to poor air quality caused by Pacific Northwest wildfires. (more…)
MLB moving toward postseason play in Texas, California
We’re seeing MLB refining plans for postseason bubbles in Texas and California ballparks, with the American League playoffs in California, the National League playoffs in Texas and the World Series at Globe Life Field. (more…)
Players pause season to protest Blake shooting
Three MLB games were postponed last night as players responded to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, WI, by sitting out games to raise awareness of the racial and societal issues raised by the police action. (more…)
Another MLB COVID-19 shutdown, this one from the Mets
UPDATE: Another COVID-19 shutdown hits Major League Baseball, as last night’s New York Mets/Miami Marlins game at Marlins Park was postponed after two positive tests from a player and a staffer, with the weekend Mets/Yankees Subway Series postponed as well. (more…)
MLB postseason bubble research continues
We reported on this scenario last week, and apparently momentum is building on a MLB postseason bubble built along the lines of what the NHL set up for its 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs in two Canadian cities. (more…)
Red Sox don’t expect Fenway Park fans in 2020: Kennedy
After a decision from state politicians banning large gatherings through September, the Boston Red Sox aren’t expecting to welcome fans to Fenway Park this season, according to team president Sam Kennedy. (more…)
Reds player tests positive for COVID-19
A Cincinnati Reds player has tested positive for the COVID-19 viru, as MLB has another challenge to the 2020 season with games canceled tonight and tomorrow. (more…)