SAN FRANCISCO – Buster Posey joined the Giants at training camp on Saturday, but doesn’t rule out the possibility of staying out of the season as the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the county and around the world. While Posey did not indicate such an opt-out option is likely, he said …
Read More »Rockies GM supports Ian Desmond’s decision to skip the 2020 season
DENVER – Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich said he supports Ian Desmond’s decision to stay out of the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown of Florida. Bridich said he had a couple of recent conversations with the outfielder, who …
Read More »Rockies’ Ian Desmond chooses to exit the 2020 MLB season
Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond used a long and candid Instagram post to announce that he was choosing not to restart MLB. The outfielder who became the fourth MLB player to skip the 2020 season on Monday, cited feeling uncomfortable with the risks surrounding the coronavirus and the need to be …
Read More »Rockies’ Ian Desmond chooses not to play in 2020, citing high risk amid pandemic
Ian Desmond will choose not to play this season, the Colorado Rockies outfielder announced Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made this baseball season one that is a risk I’m not comfortable with,” he wrote at the end of a long Instagram post that touched on race and opportunities for youth …
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