The 2020 MLB season is finally back tomorrow, July 23. Baseball returns four months after its original starting date. This restart is facing a lot of new changes to their usual set-up as they adjust to the coronavirus health guidelines. One of these changes is the number of games on …
Read More »Blue Jays Search for 2020 Home
They’re still the Toronto Blue Jays–technically. Their home ballpark is still Rogers Centre–technically. However, for the 2020 MLB Season, they’ll have to find an alternative ballpark in another city. Check that: in another country. The Blue Jays were denied by the Canadian Government from playing in their usual home for …
Read More »Baseball is back. But for how long?
Baseball is back. But for how long? After commissioner Rob Manfred announced a 60-game season, the players and staff had to prepare for a return to their playing cities from all over the world. As expected, this meant some positive COVID-19 cases. According to NBC, the MLB tested 3,748 people …
Read More »Pete Alonso is Ready to Play
While many opt-out, former Gator and Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is here to play. Last week, MLB summer camp got underway. Alonso and the Mets prepare to compete in the National League East in 2020 and get back in the postseason. There are few players as excited to get …
Read More »MLB Releases its 60-Game Schedule
For those itching to watch some baseball again, the wait won’t be much longer. Major League Baseball released its 60-game schedule Monday night with all the action kicking off July 23. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1279052354407497728 Notable Games, Dates Opening Night will see the defending World Series-champion Washington Nationals begin their title defense …
Read More »MLB Reports to Summer Camp
Or Spring Training 2.0. Whatever you wish to call it. The MLB season is less than three weeks away, and players are reporting back to get ready for play. While many players return enthusiastically, some won’t return in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic remains an issue as baseball attempts to have …
Read More »Gators’ Langworthy Signs with Tigers
We got a Gator going pro. Gators baseball outfielder Austin Langworthy signed with the Detroit Tigers as an undrafted free agent. Langworthy opted to go pro despite the extra year of eligibility. When on WRUF’s the Sportscene, Langworthy had not heard from the Tigers at all until he received an …
Read More »WE GOT BASEBALL
After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth, it looks like there will be baseball. Both sides were able to come to an agreement and a re-modified 2020 baseball season is underway. What’s this new season going to look like? Will all the players return? When will the first pitch be on …
Read More »MLB Players Get Ready to Report to Training Camps; Some Athletes Opt Out of Playing
Recently, MLB approved a plan to restart their season. And while this may seem like the perfect news, some players are not very excited. With so many uncertainties brought by the coronavirus, some players have decided to opt out of playing. Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross …
Read More »Baseball is Back! For Real!
One hundred and four days. Fourteen weeks. That’s how it has been since baseball was shut down. In six days, it’s back. Late Tuesday night, MLB and the player’s association finalized health-and-safety protocols, officially ending labor talks. Baseball is back! The Rays went on twitter to announce the news in …
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