A number of players have stated that the shortened season along with the high risk of contracting coronavirus is just too much and don't feel it's worth it to take a chance in playing in 2020. It will be interesting to see at the end of the day how many players in the end decide to simply sit back and watch and not take a chance playing in 2020.
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00:00So far a handful of Major League players have decided they will not play through
00:10the pandemic this year. Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross, Mike Leake, and Ian Desmond and
00:18we are bound to hear from more. Do yourself a favor and read the very
00:23eloquent explanation on Instagram from Ian Desmond on why he has opted out of
00:28the 2020 season. Sure there may be some players who decide the money just isn't
00:33worth coming back into a pandemic or that the season, just 60 games, is just
00:38too short for them to bother. But when you read Desmond's account you realize
00:43that these are very unique and personal decisions especially when it comes to
00:48family and health concerns. This is not a one-size-fits-all scenario and Ian
00:55Desmond very eloquently underscored the difficulty of that decision.