CP NewsAlert: MLB postpones operations indefinitely due to COVID-19

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Major League Baseball has postponed the start of the regular season by at least two weeks and cancelled the rest of spring training due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Major League Baseball has postponed the start of the regular season by at least two weeks and cancelled the rest of spring training due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looks skyward after batting during a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looks skyward after batting during a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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