A June 30 announcement revealed that Major League Baseball would not provide affiliated Minor League teams with players for the 2020 season. As a result, the Round Rock Express, a Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will not play ball.
“While today’s announcement that there will not be a Minor League Baseball season is truly unprecedented, it is one that we have been preparing for over the last several weeks,” Round Rock Express President Chris Almendarez said in a news release.
This is the first time the Minor League season has been scratched in its 119-year history.
Despite the cancellation of the Express season, the Round Rock Hairy Men, a temporary expansion team in the Texas Collegiate League, will continue to play at Dell Diamond this summer.
