LOS ANGELES: Major League Baseball team owners believe the start of the 2021 season should be delayed and the number of games reduced unless all players can be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the start of spring training, US media reported on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

USA Today reported that MLB owners want the start of the new season to be pushed back to May from March, with the schedule being cut from 162 to 140 or 130 games to reduce the impact of the coronavirus.

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