When will an agreement be reached between the Players Association and MLB so that the flames of the lockout go out? This is the question that all ball lovers ask themselves.
And we could have the answer today if all goes well.
A deal today would salvage a 162-game season
Otherwise, more matches will be cut. Will this new schedule imposed by MLB work?
The activities have been postponed a bit, while the training camps are already supposed to be set in motion. The official date for the opening day was on March 31… which will not happen as planned.
But will the players be on the field on April 15, which is Jackie Robinson Day? This is what Bobby Valentine, the former manager of MLB, wants.
Bobby Valentine was the Mets’ manager in 1997 when Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated at Shea Stadium on the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s debut & when #42 was retired across MLB.https://t.co/0nJJf1RT4E pic.twitter.com/uDfyUIr8RR
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 8, 2022
In 2022, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s debut. So you understand the magnitude and importance of this date.
I don’t need to explain to you why the name of Jackie Robinson is so important in the history of baseball.
Moreover, Valentine was the manager of the Mets when Robinson’s 50th birthday was celebrated, which is the same occasion when the number 42 was retired throughout the league.
“We have to play by April 15,” he told Sportsnet New York. This is what can be seen from the video in the article above.
Recall that in 2020, due to the pandemic, Jackie Robinson Day did not take place on April 15 either.
It’s up to leaders and players to make it happen now. If an agreement does not take place today, it could start around April 15, precisely.
MLB isn’t strong on dates, however. In 2020, she had the chance to start on July 4, but did not make it.
