'Now as the last couple of days have unfolded, that's looking like it's getting more and more challenging. 'Our guys really wanted to stay and work out,' Boone said. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday on MLB Network Radio that as the coronavirus crisis deepens, 'it's getting more and more challenging' to keep all of the team's players together at spring training camp in Tampa, Florida.

But my mentality is back to preparing for the season.' 'I am working out with the anticipation of baseball activities ramping up over the next month. 'I'm just treating this as January of the winter time,' Arizona catcher Stephen Vogt said in a text to The Associated Press. Teams and players agree that two to four weeks of additional spring training will be needed before the regular season begins. MLB called off the rest of the spring training schedule on Thursday and said Opening Day, which was scheduled for March 26, was postponed for at least two weeks. He didn't want to speculate about the possibility of playing in empty stadiums, saying that part of that decision would depend on timing. Louis Post-Dispatch at Cardinals camp in Jupiter, Florida. We're going to have to see how things develop,' Manfred told the St. 'We're not going to announce an alternate Opening Day at this point. The All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, scheduled for July 14, could also be in jeopardy. There is no telling at this point when games will start. 'The opening of the 2020 regular season will be pushed back in accordance with that guidance,' Manfred said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that gatherings of 50 or more people be canceled or postponed across the country for the next eight weeks. 'The clubs remain committed to playing as many games as possible when the season begins,' the commissioner's office said in a statement. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement following a conference call with executives of the 30 teams. NEW YORK - Major League Baseball pushed back Opening Day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus. MLB Opening Day pushed to mid-May at earliest You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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