The MLB is going to suspend all operations indefinitely because of the coronavirus:
Breaking: MLB is expected to suspend baseball operations indefinitely later today according to @JeffPassan. pic.twitter.com/BjXWRRI2I5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 12, 2020
The interesting thing is that baseball is an outdoor sport and we all know MLB players don’t sweat on each other because…well, it’s baseball. Although they do spit sunflower seeds all the time which is nasty, so maybe this is justified.
UPDATE: MLB says they are delaying their opening day of the season by at least two weeks:
Statement from Major League Baseball: pic.twitter.com/0bWS5VTRPu
— MLB (@MLB) March 12, 2020
The National Hockey League has also suspended regular season play too:
BREAKING: NHL plans to suspend season due to coronavirushttps://t.co/ipLc0rcr8A
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 12, 2020
But they plan to resume at some point soon…
The @NHL pauses 2019-20 season. https://t.co/WMePei4clH pic.twitter.com/W5Hqmk3kX7
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 12, 2020
Also, the regional college basketball tournaments that lead up to March Madness have all be cancelled now. All of them.
The American, Atlantic 10, C-USA, MAC, America East, Big East, Big Sky and WAC also announced that their tournaments would not be played.
More details here⬇️https://t.co/MgWpBJSdl6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 12, 2020
I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s going to be a very boring spring and summer at this rate.