Minor League Baseball in Crisis as MLB Weighs Options

Major League Baseball proposed changes to its minor league system involving a large reduction of its affiliated teams. Now, the coronavirus pandemic is worsening the outlook for local teams hoping to stay afloat. Should communities around the country brace for changes to Minor League Baseball as we know it?

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred had already announced plans to reduce the number of affiliated minor league teams prior to the outbreak of coronavirus. With the pandemic grinding all sports to a halt, minor league baseball finds itself in an even more precarious situation. Sports Illustrated senior editor Jason Schwartz breaks down SI's Daily Cover on what comes next for minor league teams and the communities they help bind together.