Dr. Anthony Fauci believes MLB would be wise to end a potential 2020 season in September before the coronavirus risk rises with the cold in October.
MLB sent a letter to the players saying games would not be scheduled unless the union agrees not to file for a bad-faith grievance hearing against the league.“Even in warm weather, like in Arizona and California, we’re starting to see resurgences as we open up,” Fauci said. “But I think the chances of there being less of an issue in the end of July and all of August and September are much, much better than if you go into October.
In the United States, deaths from the coronavirus are projected to rise steadily in July and August, then, according to projections Monday from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The best he can do, Fauci said, is to say that October baseball is probably not the best of ideas this year.
Could baseball games in October be a problem? Dr. Anthony Fauci believes it’s probably not the best idea. “I’d have to underscore probably,” he said. “This virus is one that keeps fooling us. Under most circumstances — but we don’t know for sure here — viruses do better when the weather starts to get colder and people start spending more time inside, as opposed to outside. The community has a greater chance of getting infected.“The likelihood is that, if you stick to the core summer months, you are better off, even though there is no guarantee.
In his correspondence with the league, Meyer suggested the league’s refusal to extend the postseason into November is a cost-containing mechanism wrapped in what he called a “pretext” of player health. In the event of outbreaks in certain areas, Meyer said the union is willing to let the league relocate games to neutral sites.
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