Minor League Baseball suspended play after CDC announced restrictions following the coronavirus pandemic in the US .
Almost all professional sports leagues in the United States suspended play the next day , including the NHL ( indefinitely ) , Major League Baseball ( remainder of spring training cancelled , Opening Day delayed by at least two weeks and then indefinitely ) , MLB delays season indefinitely after CDC announces restrictions amid coronavirus fears Major League Soccer ( at least 30 days ) , as well as Minor League Baseball , the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , ECHL , Major League Rugby ( MLR ) , United Soccer League ( USL ) , National Independent Soccer Association ( NISA ) , and National Lacrosse League ( NLL ) .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States