Major League Baseball cancels spring training games and delays start of regular season
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that it is halting spring training games and will delay Opening Day by at least two weeks due to the outbreak of coronavirus."MLB and the clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020 regular season schedule," the league said in a release.
"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." The league's action were inevitable as cities around the country have already banned large public gatherings. “It’s probably the prudent thing to do," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said Thursday on the possibility of shutting things down."I mean this thing seems to be spreading and getting worse by the day. And, you know, something severe, you're probably better off taking care of it sooner than later."
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