Momentum Reportedly Growing for Late-June MLB Start

Baseball fans desperate for some positive news regarding MLB's return while quarantining have been treated to just that this week.

After initially proposing to sequester teams to Spring Training locations in Arizona and Florida, a report dropped this week indicating that there's a possibility that games could be played in every club's home stadium.

The encouraging vibes continued into Friday as the latest buzz suggests that the 2020 season could start as soon as late June. If not, an early July reboot would be the contingency plan.

Per Bleacher Report, owners and players are both motivated to do "whatever's necessary" to get 100 games under the belt before the postseason. Assuming that safeguarding strategies are implemented, and the downward trajectory of COVID-19 continues over the next two months, this timetable seems like it has a good chance at coming to fruition.

If there was ever a season to experiment, this is it. The aforementioned proposal would have teams grouped into three 10-team divisions that are based entirely on geography.

There's still questions to be had about the playoff format and how much players would be paid in a shortened season, but that, along with addressing safety precautions, seem like the final steps.

For the first time in what seems like ages, baseball fans have a reason to be optimistic. Let's hope that strides continue to be made across the next 60 days.