Major League Baseball lockout may rob us of an important Jackie Robinson celebration
Rachel Robinson, who was with Jackie Robinson during an otherwise lonesome journey, turns 100 this year.
By Dave Zirin, MSNBC Opinion Columnist
We have lost the March 31 opening day of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, and that is a tragedy.
We have lost it to an owners’ lockout of the players, and that is nothing short of enraging. Thirty incredibly wealthy owners and their hand puppet, Commissioner Rob Manfred, have decided there will be no baseball until their pockets are further lined with profits.
Not only does the lockout guarantee that fans will see fewer games: After two seasons where opening day was canceled or complicated by Covid concerns, the lockout also represents a potential loss of young fans — including my 13-year-old son’s group of friends — who became born-again baseball lovers during the pandemic. What a waste.
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