Major League Baseball announced that the 2020 season’s Opening Day will be delayed at least two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic
, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, tested positive to COVID-19; a second teammate, Donovan Mitchell, later revealed he too had contracted the coronavirus.
Thursday afternoon, the NHL followed suit and suspended its schedule. “The NHL has been attempting to follow the mandates of health experts and local authorities while preparing for any possible developments without taking premature or unnecessary measures,”.
In all three leagues, it’s unclear what will happen when league play does resume; the NBA estimates that it could shut down for at least 30 days, pushing back its normal mid-June conclusion by a month while threatening NBA stars’ participation in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, if that event even continues as scheduled.
MLB added in their statement, “MLB and the clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020 regular season schedule. MLB will announce the effects on the schedule at an appropriate time and will remain flexible as events warrant, with the hope of resuming normal operations as soon as possible.”
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