MLB owners approve plan to start season in July, reports say
Each team would play about 82 regular-season games, most against opponents in its own division. Postseason play would be expanded..
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MLB owners approve plan to start season in July
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PLAN THAT COULDSEE THE SEASONSTART IN ABOUT TWOMONTHS...SPORTS DIRECTORBRANDON KINNARDJOINS US NOW WITHTHE DETAILS...UNDER THISPROPOSAL, THESEASON WOULDSTART ON THEFOURTH OF JULYWEEKEND...WITH NO FANS INATTENDANCE - ATLEAST AT FIRST...IT'S NOW UP TO THEPLAYERS UNION TOAPPROVE IT...THE SEASON WOULDBE SHORTENED...THE GOAL IS TOPLAY 82 GAMES, ORSOMEWHERE AROUNDTHAT NUMBER...WITH EACH TEAMPLAYING AGAINSTONLY TEAMS IN ITSOWN DIVISION, PLUSINTERLEAGUEMATCHUPS LIMITED BYLOCATION...SO, THE BREWERSWOULD PLAY ONLYTEAMS IN THENATIONAL LEAGUECENTRAL ANDAMERICAN LEAGUECENTRAL...TEAMS WOULDIDEALLY PLAY ATTHEIR HOME PARKS...BUT MAY SWITCH TOSPRING TRAININGSITES IN FLORIDA ORARIZONA DEPENDINGON THERESTRICTIONS INTHEIR HOME STATE...THERE WOULD ALSOBE A TWO-WEEKSPRING TRAINING,STARTING IN MID-JUNE...NEGOTIATIONSBETWEEN THE OWNSAND PLAYERS UNIONARE EXPECTED TOBEGIN TOMORROW...ALSO TODAY - THEMILWAUKEE BUCKSANNOUNCED THATTHEY HAVE RE-OPENED THEIRPRACTICE FACILITY...THAT'S PART OF ALEAGUE-WIDEINITIATIVE BY THE N-B-A TO GET THOSEPLAYERS READY TORESUME THE SEASONHOPEFULLYSOMETIME THISSUMMER...SO IF YOU'REANXIOUS TO GETSPORTS BACK...THINGS, TRENDING INTHE RIGHT DIRECTIONTODAY...JON...STILL AHEAD ..
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