MLB considering divisional realignment for 2020 season

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“The plan would have all 30 teams returning to their spring training sites in Florida and Arizona,” Nightengale writes, “playing regular-season games only in those two states and without fans in an effort to reduce travel and minimize risks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The divisions would be realigned based on the geography of their spring training homes.”

The clubs would first be allowed three weeks of training, adds Nightengale, including exhibition games, before opening a regular season in divisions that could look like so:

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE

NORTH: New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates.

SOUTH: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles.

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EAST: Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins.

CACTUS LEAGUE

NORTHEAST: Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics.

WEST: Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels.

NORTHWEST: Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals.

continued at:

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/report-mlb-considering-divisional-realignment-2020-season/

 

[X-Files]

"NHL considering neutral host sites to play fan-less games"

https://globalnews.ca/news/6806702/nhl-neutral-site-games/

 

[tatehill2000]

continued at:

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/report-mlb-considering-divisional-realignment-2020-season/

this would actually be great

 

[CaptainLee]

The MLB plan looks feasible.

 

[CaptainLee]

Has MLB updated this plan?

 

[Doug]

any attempt at such a season is a farce, it should never count as a WS win, just abort the season.

It would really require a summer training, might be hard to get guys back from the D.R.

figure out something for 2021, this year would be a joke, NFL may have a chance !

 

[REDEYE]

any attempt at such a season is a farce, it should never count as a WS win, just abort the season.

It would really require a summer training, might be hard to get guys back from the D.R.

figure out something for 2021, this year would be a joke, NFL may have a chance !

agree .. watered down product without even playing with fans and no home ballparks is a joke..

 

[CaptainLee]

Florida's Governor killed this idea today.

[h=1]Florida governor: Keep movie theaters closed, no sporting events until 'far in the future'[/h]