MLB owners approve plan to start season around July 4 without fans, players union to vote

The Major League Baseball owners have approved a plan that would have baseball games start up again around July 4, according to sources for the Associated Press according to WPXI. The next step is for the player’s union to vote on the plan. Exact details of the plan have not been released, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were scheduled to host the Boston Red Sox for inter-league play on the Fourth of July weekend. Baseball season was canceled shortly before Opening Day, with many teams getting deep…