With an official start date to spring training still up in the air due to the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball has informed its minor leagues that training sessions will be staggered in order to better ensure player safety.
Baseball America is reporting that teams were sent a memo yesterday that said Double-A and Single-A players will not report to spring training until major league teams and their Triple-A affiliates have broken camp.
Under normal circumstances, that would mean players from the Double-A Birmingham Barons, High-A Winston-Salem Dash and Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers will not report to Camelback Ranch to begin workouts until some time around April 1, the current MLB Opening Day.