MLB’s final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

New York • If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players.Major League Baseball owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union on Friday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with players willing to extend the season as long as needed to cover as close to a full schedule as possible.Even if it involves neutral sites in warm-weather cities and domes. Even if it involves playing in empty ballparks. Even if it