THE MLB London 2020 Series in June has become the latest sporting event to cancelled.

The decision was taken this morning by organisers of the London Stadium event as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.

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UK baseball fans were looking forward to seeing divisional rivals St. Louis Cardinals face off against the Chicago Cubs.

But as with the vast majority of sporting events due to take place over the next few months, this has now been shelved.

The MLB London series kicked off in 2019 and was scheduled to be another huge success this year.

Currently a two-year agreement, the London series sees West Ham's home ground host two regular season games over two days.

For the London Series 2019, New York Yankees took on Boston Red Sox in front of 119,000 people over two days.

The Yankees took both games, 17-13 and 12-8.

MLB has previously held similar series in Japan, Mexico and Australia.

St Louis Cardinals are 11-time World Series winners and 2019 National League Central champions.

While the Chicago Cubs have made 11 World Series matches, winning three.

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Now both clubs and organisers will be working to see if it can take place later on in the year, otherwise it could be rescheduled for next year.

SunSport has contacted organisers to find out what the next steps are for fans who have bought tickets.

The decision follows the postponing of football's European Championships and the Tokyo Olympics, which have both been moved to 2021.

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