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Minor League Baseball’s 2020 Fate Could Be Decided Tuesday

By Connor Byrne | June 29, 2020 at 7:04pm CDT

Because of COVID-19, odds are there will not be a minor league baseball season in 2020. No official decision has come down, but that may be on the verge of changing. Minor League Baseball’s board of trustees are scheduled to meet Tuesday, when they could make an official announcement on whether a season will take place, Evan Drellich of The Athletic reports.

“I think in the next 24 hours we’re going to find out what we’ve known for a month and a half now,” a minor league owner told Drellich.

A canceled season seems likely as a result of multiple key factors, as Drellich explains. For one, in the improbable event of a season, minor league teams would have to provide their own players because Major League Baseball suspended its agreement with the minors amid a national emergency. Additionally, from a financial standpoint, the minors would not be able to sustain a season with no fans in their ballparks.

It goes without saying that not having a season would have a detrimental effect on many individuals and teams throughout minor league ball. There may be an increase in furloughs and layoffs of employees, Drellich writes, and it’s possible some teams will have to file for bankruptcy if they’re unable to play this year. Notably, even before the coronavirus reared its head, MLB was exploring a “radical restructuring” that could eliminate about a quarter of minor league clubs. A season off (or a truncated campaign with empty stands) wouldn’t do those teams any favors.

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  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    so you’re saying there’s a chance

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  2. coachtim

    5 years ago

    MLB and MLBPA have screwed MiLB

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    • sportsguy24/7

      5 years ago

      No, MLB screwed MiLB…as did this coronavirus. The MLBPA has nothing to do with the negotiations of the minor league system.

      Reply
  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    5 years ago

    Without being subsidized by MLB and the NHL, we might not see minor league sports for years.

    And half of the existing teams might never play again.

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      i doubt that

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    • wild bill tetley

      5 years ago

      Considering the idea of cutting the minor leagues down to 4 teams per franchise (120 total), subsidizing has been in the works long before Covid. You can stop the melodrama, Josh.

      Reply
  4. The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

    5 years ago

    Most minor leagues are finished. Terrible what MLB did to the Minors.

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    • ctyank7

      5 years ago

      A shame. A ripple effect that hurts over 100 cities — think of Hartford CT, not far fro
      Me, that squandered close to $100mm on a AA stadium. And the people who worked there and in the neighborhood. Business lost, never to be recouped. Or Jupiter, FL, about to upgrade Roger Dean Stadium. Or Newport, FL or West Palm Beach? Shall I go on??

      Reply
  5. EasternLeagueVeteran

    5 years ago

    The more viable teams could end up joining indy leagues. Yes, it may not be the leagues as they are now, but therw is a chance that minir leFue baseball

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    • TommySnodgrass

      5 years ago

      Did you fall asleep while typing this?

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      • RichieAssburn

        5 years ago

        I think the acid finally kicked in.

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