Right off the bat, let’s address the elephant in the room: the Coronavirus has become a bigger problem than many of us initially anticipated, myself included. It has gotten to the point where professional sports are being effected; our New York Mets not excluded.
As the news broke this week, President Donald Trump announced that there would be new travel restrictions to the United States from most of Europe, in addition to current bans in already in place from China and other high-risk countries. In New York, Governor Cuomo stated that all SUNY and CUNY colleges will transition to all online-based classes by March 19th.