2020 MLB Season on Its Own Historically

The 2020 MLB season is weird for a whole host of reasons, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been said that “baseball is a marathon, not a sprint.” That well-worn phrase has been turned on its head entirely this year as the season has been shortened from 162 games to 60 games, among myriad other changes. How are we supposed to contextualize this se…