The Coronavirus pandemic has led to times never seen during our lifetimes. People are restricted from working, school and even going out to eat. Baseball has been suspended not even a week and New York Mets All-Star Pete Alonso wants to get back on the field as soon as possible.
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Not only did the CDC recommend no gatherings with more than 50 people, the federal government recommended gatherings of no more than 10. So no matter what, the only baseball Alonso and the rest of baseball get to enjoy is in video game form.
Alonso is Everyone Missing Baseball
It would be cool to see a bunch of baseball’s stars gather the same way the NBA’s stars to at lifetime fitness. The Yankees, Astros, and Cardinals are just a few of the teams who host Spring Training in Florida. When it is safe enough for players to gather together, it will be a sight for a bunch of players to recreate a sandlot game.
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— Trevor Bauer (?????????) (@BauerOutage) March 15, 2020
Trevor Bauer put together his own sandlot game before the restrictions kicked in. It features some of his Reds teammates and some of his former Indians teammates. Luckily they were able to get the game in before the restrictions really kicked in. The classic wiffle ball setting brought everyone back to their roots of why the loved playing baseball in the first place.
The entire video was worth the watch, especially when we all miss baseball. Hopefully, we can get back to our regular everyday lives sooner rather than later. We all want to watch an MLB pick up game just as much as the players want to get back out there.