According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, executives from across Major League Baseball will participate in a Friday conference call to determine whether and how to proceed with the rest of spring training and the start of the regular season. The league has been steadfast in its commitment to starting the season on time, but could do so without fans in attendance if Opening Day isn’t pushed back. The latter option is a very distinct possibility in light of the NBA’s decision to suspend its season indefinitely following the revelation that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus.
Gobert rose to new heights of infamy Wednesday night when a clip of him touching every microphone and recorder on the press conference table earlier in the week made the rounds on social media.