Canceling baseball's Opening Day

(JTA) — For many American Jews, there is an annual celebration near the beginning of spring that serves as a respite from the long winter months, and a symbol of hope and renewal: Opening Day.

Not this year.

Major League Baseball and its players association remain deadlocked in negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement, leading to the disappointing news this week that the league officially canceled the first two series of the 2022 regular season, including Opening Day.

American Jews have a long and rich love affair with baseball — inspired by everything from Sandy Koufax refusing...