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How are Penn State alumni in the minor leagues being impacted by the coronavirus?

Ryan Sloniger knew the inevitable was coming.

On March 12, Major League Baseball canceled the remaining Spring Training games and delayed the start of the regular season by at least two weeks, due to concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus

The former Penn State captain, and current catcher for the Vancouver Canadians — a minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays — had no trouble predicting what happened next.

“We all knew what was going on [with the coronavirus], but initially it didn’t seem like something that would affect us players,” Sloniger told the Collegian.