MLB: Is Major League Baseball Coming Back in July?

MLB season was supposed to start in March ending, due to coronavirus pandemic sports all over the globe stopped suddenly. However, the situation is now changing, slowly but steadily life is getting back to normal. 

There are dense chances of MLB to make a comeback. Players, as well as the audience, would love to witness live sports after a break. If things went according to the plan then surely we will be able to watch MLB but under different circumstances. Let us find out various conclusions taken in the MLB board meetings.

MLB to make a comeback under different circumstances!

Official members and owners of MLB have decided to start the much-awaited league in the first week of July 2020. It is almost confirmed and has been declared in the news.

Total games of MLB which are held regularly are about 162. But now the schedule is made of 82 matches. Generally, the season starts in the month of March but this time it will be conducted in July. 4th July is the day when the tournament will start.

Before the season starts, some training camps will be held. Training camps will help players to get back in touch. It will be quite hard for players to start from where they left, but they need to forget it and make a good come back. On the other hand, players who were out of form can take advantage of this break and make a new positive start to the 2020 season.

Know about the Decisions took in the MLB meeting!

Training camps will begin soon in a few days and will go on till months end. All the MLB 2020 matches including training camps will be conducted in ballparks, and no fans and supporters are allowed to enter the ground. The ultimate conclusion will be of health authorities and the government whether to play matches without fans or not.

MLBPA that is Major League Baseball Players Association will take every player's agreement on this thought of playing MLB under such conditions. This news has been told in the news but no detailed information is revealed about it yet. There was a meeting held which included captains of all the teams and official members of MLB. This meeting was regarding the health issues, precautions, and safety measures that are needed for smooth play under such conditions.

Explore the Financial contract of players!

2020 MLB season is shortened due to some obvious reasons, so the agreement regarding the financial terms of the players is going to change. It will be interesting to see how players react to their changed amount of salaries.

Generally, MLB players get around $165 to $170 million in salaries as per the agreement. This amount is an advanced amount and this amount is given to the player so that if the season gets canceled or fewer matches are played still that player can bag the advanced amount.

Whenever games are reduced many teams lose their home condition and support which they get from their fans. This time no team will get fans and to make a play fair all the matches will be played at a neutral venue. So all teams will have the same circumstances to deal with. The MLB and MLBPA have shown a positive response to this decision of CNN. For now, there is no crisis regarding the start of the MLB season 2020.

Due to fewer matches and no fans, MLB will face problems in gaining profit. This scenario may lead to a reduction of the salary of the players.

MLBPA officials have said that under players, officials, and all health and state legislature authority’s permission this season will be played. Now there is no doubt that season will start but still, some precautions from the side of players and match officials like umpires and staff members of the team should be taken. Now everyone will focus on how to conduct this league with safety and cause fewer problems to players, and every person related to this league.

Due to fewer matches and no fans, the ground staff members will suffer. To overcome this loss, teams participating in MLB helped ground staff by assuring them to give at least $1 million by each team. A total of 30 teams will participate in MLB 2020 and are committed to helping the ground staff in the March-end.

Final words!

MLB will definitely start in the starting week of July. No fans are allowed inside the stadium but still, fans are happy as they can now watch the live match after a long time. We hope everything goes as planned and MLB stars safely. Sports are played to enjoy and entertain let the excitement for MLB be very high.