With the new collective bargaining agreement in place, Opening Day will be set for April 7, as first reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today (Twitter links). It’ll be a 162-game season with full player pay, with the season delayed by three days and doubleheaders in place to compensate for the one-week delayed start. Spring Training games will begin around March 18.
In another notable development, Jesse Rogers of ESPN reports (on Twitter) that the on-field rules changes put into effect as pandemic protocols have been lifted. The nine-inning doubleheader returns, as do standard rules for extra innings. The “ghost runner” provision has been scrapped.
More to come.
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