Update: 3:08 p.m.
The MIlwaukee Brewers have released a statement on fan safety and future ticket decisions for games being suspended for coronavirus-related concerns.
“The health and safety of our fans, players, employees and game day staff is our top priority. We fully support the measures taken today by Major League Baseball. We will have more information at a future date for our fans who have tickets to Spring Training or regular season games.”Update: 2:18 p.m.
Here is the official MLB statement, per MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy:
MLB statement: pic.twitter.com/AHiJ5zi0dp
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) March 12, 2020
Update: 2:09 p.m.
From the L.A. Times’ Bill Shaikin: Opening Day will not happen for at least two weeks.
MLB as decided to suspend spring training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks. Will assess as time goes on.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) March 12, 2020
Original story
Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day will happen. But for now, it’s perhaps likely that it won’t be on the scheduled date of March 26.
Jeff Passan of ESPN says that MLB is expected to put a halt to baseball operations for now in the wake of coronvavirus.
After a conference call among owners this afternoon, Major League Baseball is expected to suspend spring training. The league likely will delay the beginning of the regular season as well. At this point, it’s a formality that ownership-level sources expect to happen.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 12, 2020
The Brewers were scheduled to open their season on Thu. March 26 against the Chicago Cubs.
Stay tuned for more on this breaking story as details come in to us.