Frontier League, Gateway Grizzlies postpone start of season due to COVID-19 pandemic
The start of the Gateway Grizzlies and the Frontier League baseball season has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Frontier League announced Tuesday it is officially delaying the scheduled May 14 start of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league, which is the largest independent baseball league in North America, will continue to monitor the situation, and announce a start date for the 2020 season at the appropriate time.
“The safety of our fans, players and team employees is our highest priority at this time,” stated League Commissioner Bill Lee. “We are committed to doing everything in our power to play baseball in 2020 and will continue to track the pandemic as well as federal, state and local social distancing requirements in all of our markets.”
The Frontier League has also announced the delay of the Frontier League’s Annual Tryout Camp and Draft scheduled for April 27-28 in Avon, Ohio.
“It is our goal to hold our tryout camp, spring training and start our season as soon as possible,” Lee said. “Our board of directors is meeting weekly to monitor and discuss the situation, and we will provide updates as the pandemic progresses.
“We ask all of our fans, players and staff members to follow the recommendations of federal, state and their local health officials, in hopes of slowing the spread of this virus.”
Longtime members of the Frontier League, the Gateway Grizzlies play their home games at GCS Ballpark in Sauget.
This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 3:35 PM.
