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The global pandemic due to coronavirus has caused sports to go on a temporary hiatus. But athletes are still providing us entertainment in the meantime.

Wondering when baseball could start up again after the coronavirus shutdown? So are we. Here's our latest intel about Opening Day, possible World Series timing and more.

Major League Baseball pushed back Opening Day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus .

We asked an Opening Day starter, a minor leaguer, an executive and a scout to take us through how they are preparing for a season of the unknown.

To say there is a hole where live sports coverage used to be would be an understatement. This list of premium sports content can help fill the void while leagues are on hiatus.

A New York Yankees minor league player has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first known baseball player affected by the outbreak, the team confirmed.

A minor league player in the New York Yankees' system has tested positive for coronavirus, sources told ESPN.

For the safety of players and the public, there can be no rush to return to the field and open ballparks this season.

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer staged a whiffle ball game for charity Saturday night in Arizona.

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer staged a wiffle ball game for charity Saturday night in Arizona.

Trevor Bauer and other major leaguers are looking to start a pickup game -- and we'll take any baseball we can get right now -- so we chimed in with our top choices for a sandlot hardball showdown.

The Nationals on Saturday released relief pitcher Hunter Strickland, a trade-deadline pickup for Washington last season.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., announced Saturday that it will close to the public indefinitely, beginning Sunday, at 5 p.m. ET, due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Saturday the news that Donovan Mitchell Sr., a team employee, tested negative for the coronavirus was a "sigh of relief." Mitchell's son, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, is in quarantine for COVID-19.

With spring training on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Reds pitchers Trevor Bauer and David Carpenter are trying to organize a sandlot baseball game in Arizona to pass the time. Bauer says the game will be broadcast online.

The father of Donovan Mitchell has tested negative for the coronavirus. The Jazz star became the second NBA player to be diagnosed with COVID-19. Donovan Mitchell Sr. works for the Mets as director of player relations and community outreach.

Charles Barkley, who felt ill and underwent a test for the coronavirus -- which is pending -- spent significant time with members of the Angels at spring training early last week in Arizona.

Ted Cox, who made his major league debut for the Red Sox on Sept. 18, 1977, and proceeded to collect hits in his first six at bats, died Wednesday at age 65.

A day after canceling the rest of spring training, Major League Baseball is allowing players to leave camp. Yankees players, however, have decided as a group to remain in Tampa, Florida.

Ted Cox, who made his major league debut for the Red Sox on Sept. 18, 1977, and proceeded to collect hits in his first six at bats, died Wednesday at age 65.