Spring training is set to begin in three weeks, but the unknown future of the coronavirus pandemic has always made that plan feel more tentative than concrete. Now there is officially opposition to the idea.
The Cactus League sent a letter to Major League Baseball urging a delay to the beginning of spring training in Arizona, reported Monday by Brahm Resnik of KPNX in Phoenix. The letter, signed by leaders from every Cactus League city as well as the league’s executive director, reads in part:
“In view of the current state of the pandemic in Maricopa County — with one of the nation’s highest infection rates — we believe it is wise to delay the start of spring training to allow for the COVID-19 situation to improve here.