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Jackson Starbuck, left, and Raymond Nylen, both 12 and from Fresno, Calif., watch Texas Rangers at batting practice after the cancellation of a spring training baseball game on the adjacent field between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Jackson Starbuck, left, and Raymond Nylen, both 12 and from Fresno, Calif., watch Texas Rangers at batting practice after the cancellation of a spring training baseball game on the adjacent field between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. …

March 12, 2020

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MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus
March 12, 2020 9:49 p.m.

MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus

NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore slugger Chris Davis was driving down Florida's west coast on Interstate 75 from Sarasota to Fort Myers for an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins when he got the call.