Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - (3-12-2020) NEWS FLASH: Major League Baseball Cancells Spring Games, Delays Start of Regular Season

Episode Date: March 12, 2020

Major League Baseball announced today that all remaining Spring Training games have been cancelled, and the beginning of the regular season will be delayed due to concerns about the Coronavirus. No film at 11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is another locked-on Mariners news flash. I'm D.C. Lundberg. Yesterday, the Seattle Mariners announced it was looking into alternate venues to open its season, which was to begin in Seattle on March 26th. This morning, however, Major League Baseball announced that all remaining spring training games are canceled, effective at 1 p.m. Pacific time today, and will delay the start of the regular season by at least two weeks. MLB issued the following news release this morning. Following a call with all 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. today announced that MLB has decided to suspend spring training games and delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic. This action is being taken in the interests of the safety and well-being of our players, clubs, and our millions of loyal fans.

MLB will continue to evaluate ongoing events leading up to the start of the season. guidance related to the daily operations and workouts will be relayed to clubs in the coming days. As of 4 p.m. Eastern Standard time today, forthcoming spring training games have been canceled, and the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier Games in Tucson, Arizona have been postponed indefinitely. MLB and the clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020 regular season schedule. MLB will announce the effects on the schedule at an appropriate time and will remain flexible. as events warrant, with the hope of resuming normal operations as soon as possible. Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our players, employees, and fans.

MLB will continue to undertake the precautions and best practices recommended by public health experts. We send our best wishes to all individuals and communities that have been impacted by coronavirus. Upon receiving the news that all remaining spring games have been canceled, all Mariners, Major League players left the Peoria Sports Complex, while the team's minor leaguers stayed and continued to work out. In addition, minor league baseball announced that its leagues will also delay the starts of their regular seasons. I'm D.C. Lundberg, and this has been a Locked-on Mariners news flash.