MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus

RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26. The decision announced by Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday left open whether each team would still play a 162-game schedule. "It's unfortunate but I think it's the proper measure we need to take now given the situation the country's in and the world's in," New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said. "It's important to know that some things are bigger than baseball, bigger than sports at the moment. Once we're able to hopefully get a hold on some things and get some questions answered we can figure out when things