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- MLB has made it official and cancelled the rest of Spring Training games while announcing a two week (at least) delay of Opening Day (MLB.com)
- And here’s an FAQ on what that means for baseball (MLB.com)
- More specifically, here’s an FAQ on what that means for the Astros (Astros.com)
- Minor League Baseball has followed suit and announced the delay of their 2020 season as well (MLB.com)
- As has the World Baseball Classic, which will postpone qualifier games (MLB.com)
- NCAA was another domino as they announced the cancellation of the College World Series (Baseball America)
- Which might end up costing Omaha around $70 million (ABC 7)
- The Olympics are up in the air at the moment as well, but so far it’s hoping to proceed as scheduled (AP News)
- Baseball tried to keep everything running like it was business as usual until it just couldn’t (The Athletic, unlocked)
- And now it’s confronting all the different scenarios as uncertainty looms large (The Athletic, unlocked)
- But shutting down was the right move, even as they grapple with what comes next (Sports Illustrated)
Non-Coronavirus News
- Send some prayers for the Oriole’s Trey Mancini, who has had a malignant tumor removed from his colon (ESPN)
- Chandler Rome did some research on how James Click went from having his resume rejected by 20 MLB clubs to GM of the Astros (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Here are 14 things you may not know about Julia Morales (Houston Chronicle)
- Apparently Matt Harvey worked out for the Blue Jays recently (MLB Trade Rumors)