Major League Baseball has canceled spring training and delayed opening day by at least two weeks over concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
Spring training will stop as of 4 p.m. ET Thursday. MLB made the announcement after commissioner Rob Manfred’s call with owners.
MLB will delay the start of the regular season by at least two weeks. All Spring Training games have been suspended. Guidance related to daily operations and workouts will be relayed to Clubs in the coming days. Full release: pic.twitter.com/tHDIDCHPkP
The NBA became the first major American league to suspend its season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, and other sports’ governing bodies have since moved quickly to cancel other competitions such as college basketball conference tournaments and soccer matches.