Since we’ve written too much about this already (see here and here for more), we’ll just dispense with any lengthy preamble and get right to it. Per a statement released Monday, MLB plans to follow the CDC’s recommendation to restrict events of 50-plus people for the next eight weeks. That would mean starting the season back up on May 10 at the earliest.
On Monday, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. conducted a conference call with the 30 Clubs of Major League Baseball. Following last night’s newly updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks, the opening of the 2020 regular season will be pushed back in accordance with that guidance.