4:30 PM ET Major League Baseball is delaying the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks from the scheduled March 26 start in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Thursday. Here’s what we know about MLB’s announcement, what this means for baseball and where things could go from here. What is the
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was pleased with his first bullpen session after being scratched from a scheduled start. “It was good, was able to throw all pitches,” Scherzer said Thursday. The 35-year-old right-hander missed Tuesday’s game because of fatigue in the muscles on the
1:25 PM ET Major League Baseball is expected to suspend the remainder of spring training Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Sources tell Passan that they expect the league will likely delay the beginning of the regular season as well. The league’s owners will hold a conference call Thursday
2:10 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” California on Wednesday recommended a statewide limit on large gatherings through at least the remainder of March, according to a memo from the state’s department of public health, bringing into question the
6:54 PM ET Johnny Cueto will start on Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 26, manager Gabe Kapler told reporters Wednesday. The Dodgers have already announced that ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will be their starter for the game. This will mark Cueto’s first time starting the opener
6:05 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Sidelined by an oblique strain, New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto would not speculate whether he could return for the March 26 regular-season opener against Washington. “I feel very good right now. It’s different for everybody — the timeline can be short or long,” Conforto
5:08 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers have placed left-hander Yohander Mendez on the suspended list for violating his contract by seeking unauthorized outside medical care. President of baseball operations Jon Daniels announced the move Wednesday prior to a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants. Mendez has been held
2:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Mariners will move home games from Seattle through the end of March following the state of Washington’s decision to ban large group events in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Seattle had been scheduled to open the season at Safeco Field with a four-game series against Texas from March
2:10 PM ET Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco does not have structural damage in his sore pitching elbow. The Indians announced Wednesday that an MRI confirmed that Carrasco is “dealing with mild right elbow inflammation.” Carrasco had an anti-flammatory injection and will not throw for a few days. The 32-year-old Carrasco missed three months last
3:04 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Indians executive Chris Antonetti says the franchise and representatives for star shortstop Francisco Lindor made a “sincere and earnest effort” to agree on a long-term contract before deciding this week to suspend talks. Antonetti, the president of baseball operations, said Wednesday the sides worked for months