Astros to Reopen Minute Maid Park for Workouts in Latest Big Step Toward MLB Return
The key to Major League Baseball returning to play, beyond the details being hammered out between two warring sides, involves states opening up facilities and allowing players to train and get back into playing shape.
The Houston Astros may be starting a trend, as the team is reportedly opening up Minute Maid Park in Houston, as well as the team's training facility in West Palm Beach, FL. This is a great first step toward a 2020 season taking place.
The Astros are opening Minute Maid Park and their facility in West Plalm Beach tomorrow for individual workouts.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 24, 2020
There are obviously going to be restrictions, but this mirrors what has taken place in the NBA.
Players can get back in the area and start training again, as we all await news on a 2020 season. Workouts, even on an individual basis, serve as actual progress.
Forecasted this in a story this weekend. Both Minute Maid Park and the West Palm Beach facility will have strict restrictions https://t.co/TkNSuExCoC
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 24, 2020
Other MLB teams may now feel pressure to get facilities open as well. No team wants to be at a competitive disadvantage, and the Astros leading the way serves as a bad punchline.
The positive from all of this is that we are now one baby step closer to seeing games played this year.