Tomoyuki Sugano of the Yomiuri Giants pitches with a backdrop of empty stands during play in a preseason baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Japan's professional baseball league said Thursday it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Eugene HoshikoJUPITER, Fla. — With the Cardinals and Cubs preparing to jet abroad for the London Series in June, Major League Baseball has not made any alternations to that plan but is “monitoring” the spread of the coronavirus and any travel restrictions or concerns it will create, an official with the commissioner’s office said.