MLB Announces 2020 Season Will Begin Next Month

Major League Baseball will play a 60-game season with a targeted start date of either July 23 or July 24, the league announced Tuesday.

Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. said in a statement, “Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon. We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with Baseball again soon.”

MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association resolved their final hurdle, health and safety protocols, on Tuesday. The union tweeted, “All remaining issues have been resolved and Players are reporting to training camps.”

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“The health and safety of players and employees will remain MLB’s foremost priorities in its return to play,” a statement from the league said. “MLB is working with a variety of public health experts, infectious disease specialists and technology providers on a comprehensive approach that aims to facilitate a safe return.”

The 60-game season will feature mostly divisional play and will take geographic concerns into account in order to keep travel to a minimum.

Longest Running TV Shows Still on Air in the US, From 'General Hospital' to 'The Simpsons' (Photos)

Here are the longest running TV shows still airing in the U.S. -- not counting news and sports programming.
"General Hospital"

Series debut: April 1, 1963

The ABC daytime soap opera started as a half-hour show but it's been an hour-long staple since 1978.
ABC
"Days of Our Lives"

Series debut: Nov. 8, 1965

The NBC soap also spent its first decade as a half-hour show and has churned out decades' worth of domestic drama.
NBC
"Sesame Street"

Series debut: Nov. 10, 1969

The children's series, first launched on PBS with its mix of short segments and furry Muppets, has been broadcast in more than 120 countries.
PBS
"Masterpiece Theatre"

Series debut: January 10, 1971

PBS' long-running anthology, many adaptations of classic novels, has gone through multiple hosts over the years -- from Alastair Cooke to Russell Baker to Laura Linney.
PBS
"The Price Is Right"

Series debut: Sept. 4, 1972

Technically, this game show debuted in 1956 and ran for nine years on both NBC and ABC. But the 1972 relaunch, hosted by Bob Barker, has become a daytime mainstay with contestants playing guessing games about the cost of merchandise.

CBS
"The Young and the Restless"

Series debut: March 26, 1973

The soap opera joined the CBS daytime lineup in 1973 -- and wound up outlasting the network's "As the World Turns" which ended its 54-year run in 2010.
CBS
"Saturday Night Live"

Series debut: October 11, 1975

Lorne Michaels' weekly sketch comedy series has launched the careers of countless stars over five decades.
NBC
"Wheel of Fortune"

Series debut: January 6, 1975

The TV version of Hangman started on NBC with host Chuck Woolery; Pat Sajak took over as host in 1981 and stayed with the show when it became syndicated two years later.
"Jeopardy!"

Series debut: September 10, 1984

The syndicated quiz show first aired as a daytime show in 1964. The current syndicated evening version kicked off two decades later, with host Alex Trebek.
"The Bold and the Beautiful"

Series debut: March 23, 1987

The CBS soap launched as a sister series to the Wisconsin-set "The Young and the Restless" despite its more glamorous L.A. locale.

CBS
"The Simpsons"

Series debut: December 17, 1989

Matt Groening's animated sitcom helped put the Fox network on the map -- and it's still going strong. Ay, caramba!

Fox
"America's Funniest Home Videos"

Series debut: November 26, 1989

The collection of wacky clips has survived three decades on ABC.
"Power Rangers"

Series debut: August 28, 1993

The campy and colorful live-action superhero series for kids has jumped among a half-dozen networks over the years, and it's spawned a series of big-screen adaptations.
Saban
"South Park"

Series debut: Aug. 13, 1997

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's lo-fi animated satire has followed the adventures of Colorado fourth graders Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman through countless topical controversies on Comedy Central.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Series debut: Sept. 20, 1999

The spinoff of Dick Wolf's original cop-legal drama, starring Mariska Hargitay as a detective (and later commander) on an NYPD unit handling sex crimes, has now outlasted its long-running predecessor.