14 members of the Miami Marlins travelling party have tested positive for the coronavirus. They tested positive after a series in Philadelphia. The team announced it was postponing it’s home opener, and the Yankees/Phillies matchup has been postponed for tonight as the Phillies decon the visitors clubhouse.
“The health of our players and staff has been and will continue to be our primary focus as we navigate through these unchartered waters,” Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said in a statement. “After a successful Spring 2.0, we have now experienced challenges once we went on the road and left Miami. Postponing tonight’s home opener was the correct decision to ensure we take a collective pause and try to properly grasp the totality of this situation. We have conducted another round of testing for our players and staff, and our team will all remain in Philadelphia pending the results of those tests, which we expect later today. We will provide additional information as soon as it becomes available.”
The news of the positive tests caused MLB to have an emergency meeting about the future of the season. As of this writing there has been no indication of a cancellation of the rest of the season.
Many of you know this editor is a huge baseball fan. The delay in the start of the MLB season had me watching Korean league baseball just to get my fix. While entertaining, it’s not MLB. Hopefully, the rest of the MLB season plays out.