Bleed Cubbie Blue · Mar 12, 2020
The 2020 MLB regular season will be delayed at least 2 weeks
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY SportsWe are living through extraordinary times, not just in the USA but all over the world, due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
The spread of the virus has cancelled all sorts of sports leagues and events, and now Major League Baseball is following the lead:
The MLB season was supposed to begin two weeks from today, Thursday, March 26. All 30 teams were to be in action, including the Cubs facing the Brewers in Milwaukee.
The announcement as noted by Ken Rosenthal means the earliest the 2020 MLB season could begin would be Thursday, April 9. MLB said in a press release: