Padres working, waiting; MLB could send players home

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Padres manager Jayce Tingler tips his cap at the conclusion of the national anthem before a spring training baseball game against the Dodgers on Monday.PEORIA, Ariz. —

In light of the President declaring a national emergency and with an understanding the season will almost certainly be delayed longer than the hoped-for two weeks, teams across baseball began to shift into something of a shutdown mode.

The Padres were still sorting through their options Friday afternoon, as players and staff awaited official direction, but one report said Major League Baseball and its players’ union agreed players should be allowed to leave spring training sites for home.

As of late Friday…