2020 American Legion Baseball Season Cancelled

The 2020 New Hampshire American Legion baseball season has officially been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the Sentinel Source.

On Sunday night, states that play legion baseball during the summer were informed of the season’s termination by an e-mail from the national office. In addition to the cancelled season, American Legion baseballs scholarships were cancelled. They were due to be sent to the national office by July 15th.

In the official statement, Americanism Commissioner Richard Anderson stated, “These times are unparalleled. And while it is distressing to think of all those youth across the nation who are disappointed to learn of the cancellation of American Legion programs this year, it would be a much, much greater tragedy if even just one of those (SIC) youth were to fall ill during a program. The Americanism Commission feels this is the right thing to do.”