The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mlb/)
This isn’t about contact tracing and the annoyance of quarantining for 14 days. It is about the fact that Justin Turner knew conclusively that he had COVID-19, a virus that has killed 230,000 Americans this year, and he still went out and subjected a field full of people to the possibility of contracting it.
The NBA and NHL showed us how we could bring back sports in a pandemic while mitigating risk. The MLB proved that there will be COVID-19 cases if we resist using the bubble format. The NFL is throwing caution to the wind.
After leagues announced their plans to play in 2020, one question remained that had no definitive answer: Does a 2020 championship win mean as much?
The Houston Astros fired Brandon Taubman ’07 on Thursday after the assistant general manager and Cornell graduate made controversial comments. An investigation by MLB found that his comments were targeting female reporters.
Columnist Noah Elden discusses one of Cornell’s most prominent alumni in the world of sports, MLB commissioner Robert Manfred.
Cole Rutherford is the fourth Cornellian to land with a MLB club this summer.
Columnist Dylan McDevitt discusses the plight of blacks in Major League Baseball player in light of the horrific event involving the Orioles’ Adam Jones at Fenway Park last week.
Columnist Noah Elden discusses the journey of South African baseball player Gift Ngoepe and his path to major league baseball, paving the way for future African-born ball players.
Columnist Dylan McDevitt discusses the New York Mets’ early issues with relief pitching, hitting and managing.
Columnist Noah Elden discusses the abrupt downfall of Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel around the beginning of the 2000s.