Spring training and Major League Baseball’s Opening Day are among the many, many sporting events impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak with organizations postponing or canceling events in an effort to help slow the spread, or flatten the curve, of the new coronavirus.
So Trevor Bauer is organizing a pickup, sandlot-style game.
On Twitter, the Cincinnati Reds pitcher invited all major and minor league players in Arizona to participate if they want, and all players being mic’d up is mandatory. (Per ESPN, the Reds were among the teams giving players the option to go home or remain at their spring training location.)
It appears to have started when veteran pitcher David Carpenter, who’s currently in the Reds organization, tweeted at Bauer on Friday and floated the idea. An hour later, Bauer enthusiastically responded:
Iโm 100000000000000% in https://t.co/RKYX8kSe8l
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) March 13, 2020
He began organizing it.
To any @MLB or @MiLB players in AZ who want in on this sandlot game, please respond to this tweet and @Watch_Momentum will organize with you. All pitchers and hitters will be micd up. Mandatory. Open to any other rule suggestions. Let me know!
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) March 13, 2020
And by Friday night, he said this pickup game is confirmed.
Confirmed, this is happening. All content and live streams from this event will be distributed through @Watch_Momentum and my personal channels (@Twitter, @instagram, @Facebook, and @YouTube) No further announcements will be made so follow now or risk missing it entirely. ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป https://t.co/SLDldANomC
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) March 14, 2020
However, it’s unclear exactly when this game will take place and how many players are participating. But it looks like a lot of guys are in.
Now, hopefully, they don’t stand too close to each other in the dugouts and keep some hand sanitizer on them.
https://t.co/9erbcTEBUM pic.twitter.com/n0FKxCJQHX
— โ Mike ๐๐โ๐โ๐โ๐ผ Clevinger โ (@Mike_Anthony13) March 13, 2020
100% Wearing PF Flyers
— Jordan Luplow (@J_Luppp) March 13, 2020
Let's go!
— Tim Melville (@Timelville) March 13, 2020
Sign me up Mr. Bauer, Iโll do the catching…
— Alex Kowalczyk (@AlexKowalczyk10) March 13, 2020
Letโs gooooo!! Iโm innn!
— Nick Heath (@inheathwetrust) March 13, 2020
Iโm in!!
— Packy Naughton (@Packy_8) March 13, 2020
Deal
— Kent Murphy (@coachkentmurphy) March 13, 2020
Iโm down !
— Corey Ray (@FutureIs_Bright) March 13, 2020
๐ค๐ฝโค๏ธ๐๐ฝ Iโm there
— Major Key (@since93key) March 13, 2020
Iโll pull up @BauerOutage
— Tommy Pham (@TphamLV) March 13, 2020
Iโm 100% in for this.
— Logan Shore (@LoganShore) March 13, 2020
In!!!!!
— Mauricio Dubon (@Mauriciodubon10) March 13, 2020
I want all the action. Sign me up #SandlotSeason
— Chris Vallimont (@Valli_Swag7) March 14, 2020
Down for it!
— Alex Young (@AlexYoung_23) March 14, 2020
Lemme hop in๐
— Alek Thomas (@athomas22) March 14, 2020
Iโm in ๐
— Gregory Deichmann (@Greg_D07) March 14, 2020
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