More than 66,000 seasonal and 2,000 volunteer jobs were affected due to the closing of the baseball venues in Arizona .
Major League Baseball ( MLB ) cancelled the remainder of spring training on March 12 , affecting ten separate Cactus League venues in the Phoenix area , and on March 16 , MLB announced that the season would be postponed indefinitely , after the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) to restrict events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks , affecting every team that trains in Arizona : the Arizona Diamondbacks , Cleveland Indians , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , Chicago White Sox , Colorado Rockies , Kansas City Royals , Los Angeles Dodgers , Los Angeles Angels , Milwaukee Brewers , Oakland Athletics , San Diego Padres , San Francisco Giants , Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Arizona