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CBSSports: Coronavirus update: MLB reportedly will discuss plans Friday
Coronavirus update: MLB reportedly will discuss plans Friday; Mariners, Giants alter schedules
Spring training games are still being played as scheduled as of Thursday
Major League Baseball teams are responding to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak by recalling their scouts and canceling their future travel, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Passan adds that various "high-level MLB executives" will be partaking in a call on Friday to discuss plans for the season, which is slated to begin on March 26.
As of Thursday morning, spring training games across Florida and Arizona were expected to be played as scheduled later in the day with fans in attendance. The NBA became the first American professional sports league to take major action related to coronavirus when it suspended its season Wednesday night shortly after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.
As of Wednesday, the league was moving toward formulating alternative plans for regular season games in the event that the ongoing outbreak makes it impractical to proceed with the schedule as planned. MLB is looking into different sites for games once the 2020 regular season gets underway in late March, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports. Diamond writes:
This could take on several forms, these people said. Teams could play at other MLB stadiums in cities less affected by the crisis, when its primary tenant is on the road. They could stay at their spring training facilities in Arizona or Florida and stage regular-season contests there, since those places are experienced at hosting major-league games. Baseball has even received outreach from outside parties with facilities large enough to host MLB teams if they can't play at home.
In the event that large public gatherings are banned by local authorities, Diamond notes that MLB would proceed with the schedule in normal fashion only if they unable to make these alternative arrangements. Proceeding as normal under those circumstances would mean playing games in front of empty seats, which in addition to the awkward optics would also eliminate any gate revenues for teams. Importantly, Diamond also reports that MLB is not presently considering canceling regular season games.
As of Thursday morning, spring training games across Florida and Arizona were expected to be played as scheduled later in the day with fans in attendance. The NBA became the first American professional sports league to take major action related to coronavirus when it suspended its season Wednesday night shortly after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.
As of Wednesday, the league was moving toward formulating alternative plans for regular season games in the event that the ongoing outbreak makes it impractical to proceed with the schedule as planned. MLB is looking into different sites for games once the 2020 regular season gets underway in late March, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports. Diamond writes:
This could take on several forms, these people said. Teams could play at other MLB stadiums in cities less affected by the crisis, when its primary tenant is on the road. They could stay at their spring training facilities in Arizona or Florida and stage regular-season contests there, since those places are experienced at hosting major-league games. Baseball has even received outreach from outside parties with facilities large enough to host MLB teams if they can't play at home.
In the event that large public gatherings are banned by local authorities, Diamond notes that MLB would proceed with the schedule in normal fashion only if they unable to make these alternative arrangements. Proceeding as normal under those circumstances would mean playing games in front of empty seats, which in addition to the awkward optics would also eliminate any gate revenues for teams. Importantly, Diamond also reports that MLB is not presently considering canceling regular season games.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/coronavirus-update-mlb-reportedly-will-discuss-plans-friday-mariners-giants-alter-schedules/
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