MLB Likely to Play Games Without Crowds And That’s OK

It’s becoming more and more clearer that if MLB is going to resume playing games, they’ll have to do so without people in the stands.

Playing without fans is something MLB and other sports have considered already. We’ve seen several events already played without fans.

And while it is certainly strange to watch an event on TV without anyone in the seats, it’s better than nothing.

If MLB can come back sooner if that means no one can attend, then I’m all for that happening as long as the games are televised.

Joel Sherman was the one to report that baseball could return without fans.

Another thing he notes in the article is that they’ll likely play without a minor league system, but rosters could be expanded to 30 players.

The rest of this is pure speculation from me, but I’m still holding out hope that the season starts in June 1.

At that point, they would have already missed around 60-62 games. You could either just let them play 100 games through September and keep the postseason in October.

Or, with the league saying they want to get as many games in as possible, they could take the regular season through October and get about 30 games back and then have the postseason in November.

I don’t love the idea of playing baseball in November unless they agree to play games at neutral sites in warmer climates, which is a possibility.

It’s hard to know exactly when this virus will calm down. The numbers on CDC website just continue to go up.

But I’m going to remain optimistic and pray that things are back to normal by July or August at the latest. And at that time we could see fans return to the ballpark; although, I would expect crowds to be low.

It seems like every comment I’ve read lately has talked about the possibility of not having a baseball at all, so to read an article talking about it actually happening sooner rather than later is encouraging.

What is your take on baseball with no fans in the crowd? Let us know in the comments below.