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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (27) pitches in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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6-man rotations? Piggybacking starters? Pitching, post virus
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (27) pitches in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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  • Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (27) pitches in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • In this May 26, 2019, photo, Ohio State coach Greg Beals stands in the dugout at TD Ameritrade Park during the NCAA Big Ten baseball championship game in Omaha, Neb. Beals said Tuesday, March 31, 2020, that he isn't worried about the 2021 season, when the NCAA will relax the roster limit to accommodate seniors who return for another season. But with 11 incoming freshmen joining nine players who will be getting a second freshman year in 2021, Beals will face a logjam of players in 2022, especially with the 35-man roster limit back in force.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
  • Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019 file photo Arizona Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed runs to first during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in New York. The Diamondbacks have agreed to a $32.5 million, four-year deal with Ahmed. The 29-year-old Ahmed avoids his final year of salary arbitration with the deal, which keeps him with the team through 2023. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
  • Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, watches the path of his foul ball against the Seattle Mariners in the second inning during a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Peoria, Ariz. Ohtani struck out on the turn. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • St. Louis Cardinals minor league outfielder Bradley Roper-Hubbert carries gear as he leaves the team's spring training baseball clubhouse, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak as well as suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Patrick McEnroe speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says in a video posted on social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus. McEnroe, younger brother of eight-time major champion John, said he did a drive-through test in upstate New York after developing what he called "minor symptoms" about 10 days ago. Patrick McEnroe said: "The good news is I feel fine. My symptoms have passed. I feel, really, 100 percent." (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
  • Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart pauses in the dugout during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Goodyear, Ariz. As Major League Baseball and the players' union consider various ways to try to schedule things once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Barnhart raised a concern that is surely shared by others around the sport: Could trying to cram in games, and maybe extend the season into late November or December, lead to injuries? (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin File)
  • FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in Boston. Celtics guard Marcus Smart says he has been cleared by medical officials after testing positive for the new coronavirus earlier this month. In a message posted late Sunday, March 29, 2020, on Twitter, Smart says he was informed of the news Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Health. He thanked everyone for their support. “Stay safe and stay together _ apart!” Smart wrote.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
  • In this Aug. 18, 2010, photo, Cincinnati Reds' Jim Edmonds waits for the pitch as he bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a baseball game in Phoenix. Former All-Star outfielder Edmonds announced on his Instagram page Saturday, March 28, 2020, that he went to the hospital to be tested for the coronavirus after displaying some symptoms. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • In this aerial photo, Oriole Park at Camden Yards is closed on what would've been Opening Day, Thursday March 26, 2020, in Baltimore, Md. The Orioles were slated to host the New York Yankees at the park, but the season has been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
  • Chicago White Sox players warm up before a spring training baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • FILE - In this June 25, 2005, file photo, former Houston Astro Jimmy Wynn is joined by current players as he prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch after his jersey number was retired in Houston. Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of “The Toy Cannon” during his days with the Astros in the 1960s and '70s, has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Houston, but did not provide further details. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
  • New York Yankees' Luis Cessa delivers a pitch during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Tampa. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
  • FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts, left, flies out as Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins, right, looks on during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Glendale, Ariz. Fifteen games were generated Thursday, March 26, 2020, by Strat-O-Matic _ one for every game postponed on opening day because of the coronavirus. The results were produced by computer simulations, which the New York-based company will continue to run daily while the real thing is on hiatus. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
  • FILE - In this April 13, 2012, file photo, Atlanta Braves chairman emeritus: Bill Bartholomay throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Atlanta. Bartholomay, the former Braves owner who moved the team from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter, Jamie. He was 91. Bartholomay sold the Braves to Ted Turner in 1976 but remained as chairman of the team's board of directors until 2003, when he assumed an emeritus role.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
  • FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks with guard Donovan Mitchell, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, in Detroit. Both players have tested positive for the coronavirus. Gobert's test result forced the NBA to suspend the season. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts watches his infield pop fly during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • FILE - In ths March 28, 2019, file photo, fans gather for the Philadelphia Phillies opening day baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. To baseball fans, opening day is an annual rite of spring that evokes great anticipation and warm memories. This year's season was scheduled to begin Thursday, March 26, 2020, but there will be no games for a while because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
  • FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, Miller Park is seen in Milwaukee. The Brewers were supposed to host Opening Day on Thursday, March 26, 2020, but the season start was postponed by Major League Baseball because of the coronoavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
  • New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone speaks during a news conference after a spring training baseball workout Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
  • A man looks at a Tokyo 2020 countdown clock displaying the current date and time outside Tokyo Station, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world's biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza that's been cemented into the calendar for more than a century. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • A sign announcing the suspension of spring training baseball games is displayed outside a closed JetBlue Park, the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. Major League Baseball has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak. The league is also delaying the start of its regular season by at least two weeks. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
  • New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard runs away with an armload of his teammates' jerseys after they warmed up shirtless during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The players warmed up without their jerseys to poke fun at Syndergaard who was recently spotted working out shirtless. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Toronto Blue Jays sixth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 2, 2020, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
  • New York Yankees' Aaron Judge pauses while speaking at a news conferece after a spring training baseball workout Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
  • Texas Rangers minor league players Chris Seise, right, and Kevin Mendoza shake hands in greeting in the batting cages Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • A general view of Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. UEFA has formally proposed postponing the 2020 European Championship for one year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Norwegian soccer association says the new tournament dates will be June 11 to July 11. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black watches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Denver. Black said in a conference call Thursday, March 19, that he would be open to the idea of doubleheaders. Opening day has been pushed back from March 26 to mid-May at the earliest, and both sides are committed to playing as many games as possible. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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