Every year, half of Major League Baseball’s teams — and their fans — swarm to Arizona, forming the Cactus League for the start of spring training.
However, Cactus League and local officials are calling to delay spring training due to rising COVID-19 infection rates in Arizona’s Maricopa County. Any delay would have to be negotiated between MLB and the players’ union, signaling a prickly start to the Cactus League.
Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Bridget Binsbacher, executive director of the Cactus League, about their letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
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