Major League Baseball on Thursday canceled the remaining of spring training and delayed the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks “due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.”
The remainder of spring training games were canceled as of 1 p.m. PT Thursday, and earliest opening day would be April 9, but even that is up in the air at this point.
“MLB and the clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020 regular season schedule,” MLB’s official statement read. “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.