Coronavirus lockdown: MLB season could be delayed until Memorial Day weekend

Coronavirus lockdown in United States could see MLB season start date postponed as a precautionary measure.  Center Of Disease Control And Prevention has recommended that more than 50 people should gar toger due to growing instances of Coronavirus in US for an eight week period. This means that MLB season start date could be pushed to as far as Memorial Day weekend. 

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Coronavirus lockdown: MLB season postponed due to Coronavirus in US

MLB has put a hold on all baseball operations meaning that upcoming season of MLB which was supposed to kick off in late March could be postponed to May 9. beginning of MLB season has been suspended until April 9, though playing an entire 162-game season starting in April seems a tad unimaginable. Coronavirus lockdown was issued after a New York Yankees mir league player tested positive for virus. Yankees have quarantined all ir mir league players and as player did t make way to major league camp which is a mile away,  Yankees stars, for w, are safe. 

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Coronavirus lockdown: Growing cases of Coronavirus in US could see MLB season postponed up to Memorial Day

  April 9 date seems like a pipe dream for MLB season to start considering outbreak of Coronavirus in US. All major sporting events have been suspended including NBA.  Center Of Disease Control And Prevention has advised minimum crowd garing of more than 50 people for an eight-week period. Memorial Day, which is celebrated on May 9, in hour of soldiers who died serving United States, seems like most appropriate date for MLB season to start.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Coronavirus in US could lead to shorter MLB season 

If start of MLB season is pushed to Memorial Day, consequences of a delayed season are wide-ranging. Issues such as compensations, especially for mir league players and staff, service time, schedule, workouts all need to be sorted for a smooth 2020 campaign. re could be a possibility of December World Series games being held in neutral sites but this can only be taken into account once Coronavirus in US situation gives clarity. 

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