Pittsfield Suns Cancel Season

There will be no Suns baseball at Wahconah Park this summer.

Parks and Open Spaces Manager James McGrath told the Parks Commission on Wednesday that he recently received a letter from the Pittsfield Suns stating that the team will not participate in the 2020 season.

McGrath said although the league in which the Suns are a part of has not yet cancelled its season, the Suns management felt it would be too difficult to comply with the phased regulations.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suns were working out a new lease agreement with the city.

The pandemic has also put a pause on other park projects. With so much uncertainty around the municipal budget, the city has pulled, for the time being, a capital budget.