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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Get Your Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready — Interim Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB's coronavirus shutdown continues: Could season be pushed back several months? — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Players, executives and coaching staffs began packing their bags throughout baseball Sunday and are headed home. — And they may be staying home for a long time.
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB pushes out the resumption of baseball for at least eight weeks — the CDC's recommendation that all group activities involving 50 or more persons be suspended for at least eight weeks. A few moments ago Major League Baseball, as expected, announced that they will adhere to that recommendation.
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Camden Chat and NBCSports.com
Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Several GMs reportedly ‘bracing’ for Major League Baseball delay to last as late as July — No baseball until July? — It's something several general managers are reportedly “bracing” for, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale. … The future of the 2020 season is as uncertain as can be as the sport …
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Los Angeles Times, Camden Chat and MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Opening of regular season to be pushed back — Major League Baseball announced Monday that the start of the 2020 regular season will be pushed back even further following Sunday's recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). — The CDC has urged a nationwide halt …
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D-backs News and Pinstripe Alley
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankee minor leaguer tests positive for coronavirus — TAMPA — A Yankees minor leaguer is the first confirmed case of coronavirus reported in baseball. The positive test came down Saturday night and the player has been quarantined since Friday morning, according to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Chris Chavez / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees Minor League Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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MLB Baseball News …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
MLB season pushed back further by coronavirus. How late could Opening Day be? — Note: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on our websites for this developing story, ensuring this critical information is available for all readers.
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Halos Heaven and Bluebird Banter
Jason Frakes / USA Today:
2020 Kentucky Derby being postponed due to coronavirus pandemic — For the first time in 75 years, the Kentucky Derby will not be a part of the first Saturday in May. — Amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, Churchill Downs will postpone the Derby from May 2 to Sept. 5 …
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Sports Illustrated and New York Post
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Bears are talking to Teddy Bridgewater — The Mitchell Trubisky era in Chicago could be ending. At least, his era as a starter. — Per a source with knowledge of the situation, talks are underway between the Bears and Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.
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Bleacher Nation, Chicago Sun-Times and Sports Illustrated
Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
How Many Games Can MLB Realistically Play in 2020? — With the announcement last week that MLB would suspend spring training and delay Opening Day by at least two weeks, to say that the season's future is uncertain would be an understatement. The most optimistic of scenarios …
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Beyond the Box Score, DRaysBay, Phillies Nation and NBCSports.com
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shildt: Cardinals reliever Cecil to be out ‘multiple weeks’ — JUPITER, Fla. — There were no baseball activities for Cardinals' players Friday, the first day after spring training games had been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. And there will be no baseball activity …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
More than a handful of Phillies will benefit from delayed regular season — Given the CDC's recommendation that crowds of 50-plus should be avoided nationwide for at least another eight weeks, it is unlikely we see regular-season baseball before late May or early June. — Phillies players have been
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NBCSports.com and Yahoo! Sports
