Baseball, like so much else, is shut down around the world. MLB does not know how or when it will end its indefinite hiatus for the coronavirus. The minor leagues are empty; so are indy ball and college ball and high school ball. The Mexican League has closed spring training. Even in countries that previously hoped to start their seasons relatively soon, Opening Day has been postponed: The Korea Baseball Organization is targeting the beginning of next month while Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan is trying for late May.
Which means that when the Chinese Professional Baseball League kicks off in Taiwan on Saturday, it will be the first major league to start its season this year.