MLB suspends spring training and delays Opening Day two weeks because of coronavirus
by Bill Shaikin and Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
Mar 12, 2020
3 minutes
There was no compelling reason to wait any longer. Major League Baseball suspended all spring training in Arizona and Florida and delayed the start of the regular season by at least two weeks Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision was all but inevitable, and it capped a turbulent 24-hour period for the four major North American sports currently in season. The NBA suspended its season Wednesday night, and Major League Soccer, the NHL and MLB followed in order
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