Yesterday I wrote about a possible COVID-19 outbreak on the Miami Marlins as four players had been infected.
Today it's become a full fledged cluster as eight more players and two members of the coaching staff have tested positive forcing the cancellation of tonight's home opener against the Baltimore Orioles and very likely tomorrow's game as well. The Marlins will remain in Philadelphia where they had played a three game weekend series against the Phillies pending further testing. Consequently, the Phillies' match up against the New York Yankees has also been postponed and possibly tomorrow night's game too.
If an outbreak like this can happen in the space of a weekend then imagine what could happen over the next two months? Delays in testing and the fact MLB has seen fit to make teams travel rather than operate in hubs as the NHL and NBA are doing have rendered the continuation of the season to be not viable.
MLB and the MLBPA should agree to cancel the season forthwith. But the fact the Marlins took the field against the Phillies on Sunday even after several players tested positive for COVID-19 tells me baseball is determined to learn things the hard way.
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