It won’t be one of those warm spring days with just a hint of a cool breeze to remind you that the season has changed.
It will be a hot July day, but, for baseball fans, it doesn’t really matter.
Opening day – one unlike any other in Major League Baseball history – is today.
The season was put on hold before it ever officially started when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the league two weeks before the original opening day was set.
This season will be a short one, only 60 games are scheduled. The games are designed to limit travel and there will be no fans in the stadium.
Each team will play 10 games against each of the four teams in its own division, plus 20 total games against teams in the corresponding division in the other league.
To play in the upcoming games, players had to test negative during the three-week training period and will have to be tested every other day during the season. They will have temperature checks and balls that are touched by multiple players will be removed from play.
Four teams will play in today’s opening day. The Yankees will play the Nationals in Washington, D.C. It will be the first time the two teams have met since 2018.
On the West Coast, the Giants will play the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Dodger Clayton Kershaw is expected to pitch, while Johnny Cueto will be the starter for the Giants.
How to watch:
The Yankees-Nationals game will begin at 7:08 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN. The Dodgers-Giants game will start at 10:08 p.m. ET and will also be broadcast on ESPN.
The announcers for the games will be calling them remotely.
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