Fansided · Mar 15, 2020
Phillies: Opening Day likely delayed until at least May
Opening Day for the Phillies was originally scheduled to take place in less than two weeks; now, we might have to wait months for regular season action.
Just a few weeks ago, the biggest concern among Philadelphia Phillies fans was that their beloved mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, had “evolved.”
Now, there is a much bigger and important issue: the COVID-19 pandemic, which Major League Baseball announced last week has halted spring training action and delayed Opening Day by at least two weeks, from March 26 to April 9, the earliest.
Yet, expect Opening Day to actually occur much later than that.
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