With Major League Baseball stadiums empty due to coronavirus restrictions, teams are pumping in crowd noise and fans are finding a way to attend — in cardboard form.
Leila Fadel talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball.The shortened season is finally underway, punctuated by concerns about the pandemic and social justice.
The Tokyo Games was postponeduntil July, 2021 due to COVID-19, forcing thousands of athletes to re-order their training schedules. Those athletes share a bond with U.S. Olympians 40 years ago.
The 2020 season for Major League Baseball has finally begun. The Texas Rangers will play at a new but mostly empty stadium. Ballpark officials came up with a way to cheer players during the game.
Major League Baseball begins its 2020 season Thursday despite the coronavirus raging in the U.S. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic about the shortened season this year.
With the Summer Olympics delayed due to the pandemic, some U.S. athletes now share a bond with Olympians from 40 years ago whose dreams also ended because of factors they couldn't control.
Major League Baseball's delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.
Major League Baseball is back. Only this year, each team is scheduled to play 60 regular season games. The abbreviated schedule may affect the game more than any other sport.