Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred.
Photo: Howard Simmons, TNSMarch 26 ostensibly marks the start of the MLB season; the Oakland Athletics were scheduled to play their home debut on March 30, and the San Francisco Giants were scheduled to open at Oracle Park on April 3. As of Thursday morning, all of these outcomes seem extremely unlikely.
MLB is expected to suspend spring training and "likely" delay the start of the regular season, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Thursday morning. The matter will be discussed on a conference call with the 30 MLB owners, New York Post columnist Joel Sherman reported, after which an official announcement is expected.