POSSIBLE MLB DIVISION REALIGNMENT STRUCTURE
EAST\NEW YORK YANKEES
NEW YORK METS
BOSTON RED SOX
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
TAMPA BAY RAYS
MIAMI MARKINS
WEST
LOS ANGELES DODGEERS
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
SAN DIEGO PADRES
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
COLORADOROCKIES
TEXAS RANGERS
HOUSTON ASTROS
SEATTLE MARINERS
CENTRAL
CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
CINCINNATI REDS
CLEVELAND INDIANS
MINNESOTA TWINS
ATLANTA BRAVES
DETROIT TIGERS
Maybe it’s a dream scenario.
Maybe it’s premature to get excited.
Then again, maybe it just might work.
Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic this week that the season will start in late June, and no later than July 2, playing at least 100 regular-season games, according to three executives with knowledge of the talks. They requested anonymity because the plan is still under consideration.
And not only would baseball be played, but it would be played in their own major-league ballparks, albeit with no fans.
nd not only would baseball be played, but it would be played in their own major-league ballparks, albeit with no fans.
MLB is considering a three-division, 10-team plan in which teams play only within their division – a concept gaining support among owners and executives. It would abolish the traditional American and National Leagues, and realign the divisions based on geography.
The plan, pending approval of medical experts and providing that COVID-19 testing is available to the public, would eliminate the need for players to be in isolation and allow them to still play at their home ballparks while severely reducing travel.
CONTINUED:
EAST\NEW YORK YANKEES
NEW YORK METS
BOSTON RED SOX
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
TAMPA BAY RAYS
MIAMI MARKINS
WEST
LOS ANGELES DODGEERS
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
SAN DIEGO PADRES
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
COLORADOROCKIES
TEXAS RANGERS
HOUSTON ASTROS
SEATTLE MARINERS
CENTRAL
CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
CINCINNATI REDS
CLEVELAND INDIANS
MINNESOTA TWINS
ATLANTA BRAVES
DETROIT TIGERS
Maybe it’s a dream scenario.
Maybe it’s premature to get excited.
Then again, maybe it just might work.
Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic this week that the season will start in late June, and no later than July 2, playing at least 100 regular-season games, according to three executives with knowledge of the talks. They requested anonymity because the plan is still under consideration.
And not only would baseball be played, but it would be played in their own major-league ballparks, albeit with no fans.
nd not only would baseball be played, but it would be played in their own major-league ballparks, albeit with no fans.
MLB is considering a three-division, 10-team plan in which teams play only within their division – a concept gaining support among owners and executives. It would abolish the traditional American and National Leagues, and realign the divisions based on geography.
The plan, pending approval of medical experts and providing that COVID-19 testing is available to the public, would eliminate the need for players to be in isolation and allow them to still play at their home ballparks while severely reducing travel.
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MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league
MLB is optimistic this week that it can start the 2020 season in late June, playing at least 100 regular-season games.
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