That’s it. I’ve had it. Can we all please collectively focus our cancel culture on the coronavirus? I can deal with postponed work events, limited social gatherings, and work-from-home mandates. But depriving me of baseball? Absolutely not. I will not stand for it. If COVID-19 wants me, tell it to look for me at the main gates of Nationals Park.

At first, Major League Baseball considered alternative plans for the upcoming season, such as playing games at spring training facilities or alternative sites in less-affected areas of the country. But Thursday afternoon, within 24 hours of the NBA, the NHL, and other leagues suspending or canceling events, MLB made its decision: No more spring training, and opening day is delayed by at least two weeks.