Major League Baseball announced Thursday it will cancel the rest of spring training and delay the start of the regular season for at least two weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak. MLB followed in the footsteps of the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer in deciding to put their season on hold. As of 4:00 p.m. (ET) today, forthcoming Spring Training games have been cancelled, and 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier games in Tucson, Arizona have been postponed indefinitely. According to the New York Post, Major League Baseball was initially deadset on having the season start on time in front of no fans. If regular-season games are lost, MLB could try to reduce salaries by citing a statement of the Uniform Players’ Contract regarding national emergencies.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 19:10 UTC