Welp, the worst possible news came on Thursday when Major League Baseball followed suit of the NBA, NHL, the NCAA basketball tournament, among others, and canceled the rest of spring training. The San Diego Padres’ Opening Day is going to be pushed back at least two weeks as well.
Per AJ Cassavell, the team was called into a meeting to discuss the remainder of spring training, but it sounds like players will remain at Peoria Sports Complex training and pitchers throwing. And while reps in the exhibitions aren’t necessarily important, having what is likely to be a month off before game action is not going to be productive.