NEW YORK _ On opening day, baseball was closed.
Stadiums shuttered, players and fans both under quarantine because of the coronavirus outbreak. For a nation gripped by the despair of a global pandemic, it was another cold, cruel blow to our collective psyche.
And as we fumble along in this darkness, any pin prick of light is worth clinging to. That's what Commissioner Rob Manfred tried to provide in promising baseball's return this summer during Wednesday night's interview with ESPN's Scott Van Pelt.
