Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross will not be playing the 2020 season, the team confirmed on Monday. Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Mike Leake also has decided not to play this season, according to a statement from his agent.The news comes a week after Major League Baseball announced its season will start next month, after the pandemic upended the original schedule.
They took countless factors into consideration, many of which are personal to him and his family," Leake's agent, Danny Horwits, told CNN in a statement."After thorough consideration, he has chosen to opt out of playing in 2020. This was not an easy decision for Mike." Horwits added that Leake is looking forward to joining his team again in 2021.Their decisions to opt out of playing comes during a time that coronavirus cases are rising in the US.
One good thing about the quarantine-demonstrated we don't need these high priced babies or 'movie stars' found many other distractions, many other sports without virtue signaling-good luck
No play, no pay, ok
robertmarawa Life comes once and basketball will be there after Civid 19. I would our pro footballers could take a similar position but our economic situation does not allow for such😓
What are they going to do? Crawl into a hole? Might catch it any place, any time.
So long to all over paid cry babies in professional sports. Normal people going to work everyday for pennies in comparison to those so called professionals.
I don't blame them one bit. Fuck it.
Have the players some underlying health conditions?
silence from CNN
Duh!
Cancel everything! Close the country clubs, stop trash pick up, stop Amazon, stop water, close electricity, stop sewage, close all schools, fire all employees, close everything, close it all. Why should we have to serve these assholes while they shelter in place.
They shouldn’t worry- just like the hundreds of thousands of Democrats that are not wearing masks while they loot and riot
Good for them. We all have a choice. They have made theirs. I respect that. MLB
After election won’t hear about mask,covid
So don’t pay them either and fire them !!
Understandable
Be proud!
My goodness, the Covid flu has been shown to be overwhelming asymptomatic or mild for 99% of people, stop overreacting to what is essentially a slightly stronger flu strain. Maybe these weaklings should consider permanent retirement if they are truly such sniveling hypochondriacs
How many black people have died in Chicago CNN?
CNN going back to the China virus narrative😂 washed up-non relevant news source
Bunch of turds. Period
Driving thru a white supremacist rally ✊🏾
Karens
Good for them.. stay safe!
I’m sorry, but if people making minimum wage are considered essential, then Pro athletes making millions should be required to play!
Snowflakes!!
Yes, they can read.
Smart players, save your money that you were paid and let the owners go busted.
If it's so bad maybe people should opt out of protesting.
Soft america getting softer.
Are they thinking they will still be paid ? 🤔
Why are we having sports on TV anyway? If Covid is so bad lick everything down again. All you see is Covid Covid wear a mask, social distance...so why sports?
They're all in the NL. Makes sense.
Cancel the season
I'm curious what the odds are for those athletes to actually experience any severe complications from Rona
Can you blame them?
Then the shouldn't get paid! Even worse let the poor darlings suffer on unemployment like the real people in the real world.
Time to shave then grow up
Are you on this?
Pussies
Wow MlBpalyers I understand safe frist!!!
Cause they are smart!
no loss
Lives over livelihood. Simple as that.
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