MLB has made the spring training postponement official as of Friday, Feb. 18. Games are postponed until Saturday, March 5 as of now.
MLB released a statement regarding the decision, which was to be expected as the two sides have not yet reached a new collective bargaining agreement, after the last agreement expired in December.
The statement reads as follows:
“We regret that, without a collective bargaining agreement in place, we must postpone the start of Spring Training games until no earlier than Saturday, March 5th, All 30 Clubs are unified in their strong desire to bring players back to the field and fans back to the stands.