While it’s way too early to predict what could happen with the 2020 MLB season thanks to the coronavirus, Toronto Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro floated the idea of a second spring training before the resumption of a regular season down the line. (more…)
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MLB Pulls the Plug on Rest of Spring Training
March 12, 2020 in Grapefruit League Teams, Spring Training Schedule
Major League Baseball becomes the latest sport to postpone action in light of the coronavirus pandemic, canceling spring-training games effective immediately and delaying the start of the regular season for at least two weeks. (more…)
Spring Training Robo-Umps Tests Planned
January 28, 2020 in Grapefruit League Teams
Automated ball-strike (ABS) technology–referred to popularly as robo-umps–will be implemented during spring training 2020 for nine Grapefruit League games on an evaluative basis, but the ABS technology won’t be used for any actual game calls. (more…)