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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO DELAY 2020 OPENING DAY BY AT LEAST TWO WEEKS

Received the following official release from MLB in my in box:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 12, 2020

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO DELAY 2020 OPENING DAY BY AT LEAST TWO WEEKS

Spring Training Games Cancelled As of 4:00 p.m. (ET) Today and WBCQ Games Postponed;

MLB Will Continue to Evaluate Ongoing Events and Effects on 2020 Scheduling

Following a call with the 30 Clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. today announced that MLB has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.