On Thursday, the international coronavirus pandemic prompted Major League Baseball to cancel all remaining spring training games and delay the start of the regular season by at least two weeks, one of many impacts throughout sports worldwide. The Orioles were set to begin the 2020 campaign March 26 at home against the New York Yankees as part of a three-game series before hosting the Boston Red Sox for three games. The club then had a scheduled seven-game road trip to St. Louis and New York that falls within the two-week delay.