On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced the suspension of exhibition games as well as the delay of its regular season by at least two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. This unprecedented event has produced many questions. The Post’s Ken Davidoff has some answers, albeit with many open ends due to the situation’s fluidity.
Q: How long can we expect MLB to be shut down?
A: Bet the over on the “at least two weeks” announcement. That represents the absolute best-case scenario, and given the forecasts by the medical experts, the best-case scenario appears extremely unlikely to turn into reality.
Q: So we’re looking at a shortened season? Or will the schedule extend on the back end?
A: We’re looking at a shortened season. It’s not like the schedule can run through Thanksgiving. Even if you throw in some doubleheaders or add a week to take the regular season through Oct. 4, you’re not getting to 162 games. We’re going to have our first reduced schedule since 1995, which ran 144 games thanks to the work stoppage that also truncated the 1994 season and canceled that World Series.
Q: What will occur during this suspension? Will players stay in shape so that they’ll be ready to go when the coronavirus curve flattens?
A: That’s the goal, yes. Clubs’ spring-training facilities will remain open to players, and teams would be thrilled if all players stayed put and worked with their managers and coaches. However, if players want to return to their homes and be with their families, their employers will grant them such leeway with the trust that they’ll maintain their preparation for the season.
Q: Following up on that, will there be more spring-training games when action resumes before a delayed Opening Day?
A: While the game’s powers haven’t traveled far enough down that road to confirm that, it appears to be a sensible assumption. Just a handful to sharpen the players’ readiness, you’d think.
Q: What if you have purchased a ticket to a game that has been canceled?
A: You shall receive a refund. However, don’t expect to receive your money back before the official plan goes into action. As of now, the games are merely “delayed,” not canceled.
Q: Will players, as well as team and league employees, still get paid during the hiatus?
A: That’s the plan for now, yes; this is no time for a battle between the commissioner’s office and the Players Association. Now, if the delay goes well into the summer and teams’ revenues get slaughtered? There might have to be a conversation.
Q: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban drew praise on Wednesday night by suggesting his franchise will take care financially of the hourly workers at the team’s home arena, American Airlines Center, who lose out on wages due to this development. Will employees at major league (and minor league) ballparks receive the same assistance?
A: Another case of “This hasn’t been locked down yet due to the rapidity of the events that got us here.” However, following Cuban’s lead represents good public relations at relatively minimal cost for baseball teams. Count on it happening … and count on negative PR for any team that doesn’t go along with the Cuban initiative.
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