COLUMBIA, SC -- Former Gamecock and current Detroit Tigers catcher Grayson Greiner recalls what it was like for many Major League Baseball players when the the coronavirus pandemic began in the states.

"First we were all gonna stay down in Florida and train together and be ready," recalls Greiner. "Then the next day it was - you know 'y'all can stay here if you want but we're not guaranteeing that anyone will be here to work with you. And then the next day it was like we pretty much strongly suggest everyone go home and take care of your family because they're gonna shut the facility down."

On March 12, Major League Baseball canceled the rest of spring training and delayed the start of the season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Without knowing when play will resume, Greiner is back in Columbia and constantly looking for new ways to stay fresh.

"Either my wife or my dad will go up there with me and flip me balls or feed the machine just so I can get some swings in," explained Greiner. " (I) just (want to) see some velocity because once this things over and we go back to spring training or regular season I don't want to have a two month hiatus where I haven't seen any velocity or any pitching."

While there's no set date on when the regular season will start, Greiner doesn't believe players will need much time to be ready to go.

"I feel like since it got shutdown everybody has been training as if the season were going on. So I don't think it would take a full - another full spring training to get ready. In my guess, I'd say maybe 2-3 week spring training just to get some live at bats and get the pitchers pitch counts up to where they're ready for the season."