By the Associated Press:

Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26.

MLB also has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. MLB had continued to play into Thursday but changed course after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he strongly recommended to local authorities and organizers that they limit all mass gatherings.

The March 26 start had been baseball’s earliest scheduled opening other than for international games. MLB had not had a mass postponement of openers since 1995, when the season was shortened from 162 games to 144 after a strike.

The NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is “pausing” its season.

The move comes a day after the NBA suspended play following a player’s positive COVID-19 test. The NHL has not said any player has tested positive for the virus.

The NHL is halting play with 189 games left in the regular season and sparking uncertainty about how many more if any could be go on before the playoffs.A handful of European hockey leagues have already called off the remainder of their seasons.

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz has confirmed he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He said Thursday on social media that he is personally dealing with the pandemic that has temporarily shut down the league and other major sports leagues.

Mitchell is one of two players in the NBA to have tested positive: The other is his Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert, who was the first player to test positive but has not yet publicly confirmed his diagnosis.

A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press Wednesday night that Gobert had tested positive. Gobert’s test result forced the NBA to suspend the season.