MLB Likely to Delay Start of Season, Suspend Spring Training
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - MARCH 08: Kyle Tucker #30 and George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros on the field during batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets at Clover Park on March 8, 2020 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Multiple reports have said that Major League Baseball will suspend all Spring Training, beginning Saturday, and that the start of the 2020 season will be delayed.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan was among those to report on the MLB conference call about the coronavirus-related changes.
After a conference call among owners this afternoon, Major League Baseball is expected to suspend spring training. The league likely will delay the beginning of the regular season as well. At this point, it's a formality that ownership-level sources expect to happen.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 12, 2020
Opening day for all 30 Major League Baseball teams was set to be March 26, but now that date appears likely to change. The league is suspending all baseball operations temporarily.
Brandon Plotnick is a former sports journalist, now living in the digital space with interests all over the musical and pop culture map.
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