Baseball is back. More infections are inevitable -- that’s the downside. The upside is that an industry idled by COVID-19 gets to go back to work Appealing as it is, uncomfortable as it is, that’s the deal. Here we go, writes ShiDavidi.
A deep clean of the Blue Jays’ complex has since taken place, and while the border remains closed through at least July 21, it appears to be the best, and perhaps only, real option for the club at the moment.
To this point that hasn’t happened, although use of the hotel attached to Rogers Centre could allow the Blue Jays to establish a bubble, with visiting teams going straight from the airport to the ballpark and remaining in relative isolation while in the city. Teams can invite up to 60 players to camp for a phased spring training that will include “a limited number of exhibition games between clubs.”• Implementation of the designated hitter in the National League.• Pitchers may carry a small wet rag in their back pockets in lieu of licking their fingers.• An Aug. 31 trade deadline.
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