With the start of the 2020 MLB season, the major concern that loomed over all players and personnel is COVID-19, a novel disease that grew rapidly in the United during that last 4 months. Of course, in anticipating the COVID-19 risk, the MLB implemented a 100-page safety protocol that detailed how players and personnel were going to enter in the fields and how players were limited in where they could travel. The MLB gave COVID tests to players every other day and players had to get tested negative twice before they are able to join back on the field if they were to get tested positive. Of course, the MLB would expect some of its players to get tested positive, but none at such a high level that it would warrant the cancellation of the entire MLB season.

Fast forward a half of the MLB season and the MLB is already facing its first problem in relation to the Coronavirus test. More than half of the Marlins team has been tested positive and more positive tests from the Phillies and the Cardinals have started to emerge as well. Although the MLB has had a plan to deal with COVID-19, it might not be rigorous enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the MLB and the league has to go on hiatus before it continues as a result. The commissioner could even cancel the MLB season if he wanted to, so the stakes so far in the MLB season are quite high. Personally, I don't want the MLB season to end, but if the situation does end up getting much worse and the spread of the COVID-19 ends up endangering the health of players, then there is no other option for the MLB than to quit the season.