MLB is in talks to suspend play further after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation that gatherings of more than 50 people be postponed or canceled for eight weeks.
The league had previously suspended play starting March 12, canceling spring training and the first two weeks of the season. There was no specific indication in Monday's statement as to how long MLB intends to postpone play.
The widespread cancelation and postponement of American sports started in earnest after the Jazz's Rudy Gobert contracted COVID-19, prompting the NBA to suspend its season indefinitely. Following that announcement, the NHL suspended play indefinitely, MLB made its aforementioned decision and March Madness was canceled.