The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced many professional sports leagues to suspend operations for the foreseeable future. That includes Major League Baseball, who cancelled all remaining Spring Training games while indefinitely delaying the start of the regular season.
Opening Day was originally scheduled to take place last Thursday, but the festivities were ultimately pushed back by a minimum of eight weeks from the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Though play could hypothetically resume in the middle of May, many believe June is a more feasible target for Opening Day. In the meantime, MLB players have been given the choice to either stay at their Spring Training facility, return to their team’s home city or travel back to their offseason home.