Report: Plan for Thanksgiving baseball being considered
ByReuters
Published 27/03/2020 at 22:09 GMT
There could be baseball during the 2020 holidays, with USA Today reporting Friday that both Major League Baseball and its players are willing to extend the season until Thanksgiving in order to preserve as much of the schedule as possible.
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USA Today also reported that under a deal reached Friday, players with
guaranteed contracts will start receiving an advance of $5,000 a day for 60
days, up to a maximum of $300,000. Players would be obligated to give the
money back if a season is played.
guaranteed contracts will start receiving an advance of $5,000 a day for 60
days, up to a maximum of $300,000. Players would be obligated to give the
money back if a season is played.
ESPN reported Friday that the deal includes a stipulation in which games will
not resume until a ban on mass gatherings is lifted, although neutral-site
games and games without fans are options that can be revisited.
not resume until a ban on mass gatherings is lifted, although neutral-site
games and games without fans are options that can be revisited.
The plan to extend the season until Thanksgiving is slightly less ambitious
than the one super-agent Scott Boras proposed to the Los Angeles Times this
week that would put a potential Game 6 of the World Series on Christmas Day.
than the one super-agent Scott Boras proposed to the Los Angeles Times this
week that would put a potential Game 6 of the World Series on Christmas Day.
Scheduling of games into late November and December could force the use of
neutral-site venues in warm-weather cities, or in cities with domed stadiums,
although few details were revealed in the Thanksgiving plan that was reported
on Twitter.
neutral-site venues in warm-weather cities, or in cities with domed stadiums,
although few details were revealed in the Thanksgiving plan that was reported
on Twitter.
Baseball's Opening Day was set to take place Thursday, but the coronavirus
pandemic halted the schedule indefinitely. A best-case scenario reportedly has
spring training resuming in May, with a start to the season in June, although
the delay could be longer, if games are even played at all.
pandemic halted the schedule indefinitely. A best-case scenario reportedly has
spring training resuming in May, with a start to the season in June, although
the delay could be longer, if games are even played at all.
The intention of Boras' plan was to preserve a 162-game regular season, while
the Thanksgiving plan would be done "just to play as many games resembling a
full season as possible," according to USA Today baseball writer Bob
Nightengale.
the Thanksgiving plan would be done "just to play as many games resembling a
full season as possible," according to USA Today baseball writer Bob
Nightengale.
There is still no word on what will happen to the All-Star Game, which was
scheduled to take place in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
scheduled to take place in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
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