With Major League Baseball halting operations due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, teams and players have been thrust into a state of uncertainty.
When MLB initially delayed the start of the season, it was by two weeks, and with a target goal of staging Opening Day on April 9. That appeared unlikely at the time, and was officially ruled out as a possibility on Monday.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the league would adhere to updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that events of more than 50 people be cancelled for the next eight weeks.