Alec Mills had been putting together quite a spring training, going pitch-for-pitch with presumptive fifth starter Tyler Chatwood and putting himself in position to be an integral member of the Opening Day staff. He posted a 0.84 ERA with eight strikeouts and three walks over three starts and two relief appearances, the last of which was a hitless inning on March 11. And that’s when the sports world ground to a halt.
The NBA had already suspended its season by the time Mills took the mound in relief of Yu Darvish, and every other major American league had done the same within 24 hours.