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Chase Utley Discusses MLB Season Delayed Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, MLB is among the many leagues uncertain when sports will resume.

Commissioner Rob Manfred initially postponed Opening Day for two weeks and shut down spring training camps due to the virus, but now it looks unlikely that baseball will start before May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended that gatherings of more than 50 people be postponed or canceled for eight weeks.

Retired second baseman Chase Utley, who currently serves as a special assistant to the Dodgers, weighed in on the changes to the season.

"It's kind of a weird situation everyone's in.