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Taylor Alderton, owner of Palm Harbor Boutique, pecks on a cell phone while she sits in her deserted store, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. The store, which is across the street from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the spring training baseball home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins, is normally full with customers on game day. On Sunday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended gatherings of 50 people or more be canceled or postponed across the country for the next eight weeks. Major League Baseball planned to update teams Monday on its health policy. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Taylor Alderton, owner of Palm Harbor Boutique, pecks on a cell phone while she sits in her deserted store, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. The store, which is across the street from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the spring training baseball home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins, is normally full with customers on game day. On Sunday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended gatherings of 50 people or more be canceled or postp…

March 16, 2020

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MLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virus
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MLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virus

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.