Baseball Reopenings: Miami Marlins Players, Coaches Test Positive For COVID-19; Home Opener Cancelled
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- As the San Francisco Giants prepared for their Tuesday home opener against the San Diego Padres, a COVID-19 outbreak among players and coaches for the Miami Marlins Monday forced their to cancel their home opener.
According to ESPN, eight more players and two members of the coaching staff returned positive results with the most recent round of testing. That brings the total number of cases within the clubhouse in recent days to 14.
Eight more players and two coaches with the Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19, as an outbreak has spread throughout their clubhouse and brought the total of cases in recent days to at least 14, sources familiar with the situation tell me and @JesseRogersESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 27, 2020
On Monday, Baltimore GM Mike Elias confirmed that Orioles-Marlins game in Miami has been postponed. The Marlins postponed their flight home Sunday night after their series finale against the Phillies.
Pitcher Jose Urena was scratched from his scheduled start in Sunday's game, and catcher Jorge Alfaro went on the injured list Friday. No reasons were given for the moves, but manager Don Mattingly said those who tested positive would be quarantined in Philadelphia.
The Marlins' precarious health raised anew doubts about MLB's ability to finish the season during a pandemic. In Cincinnati, Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas and center fielder Nick Senzel felt sick Sunday, a day after a teammate went on the injured list because he tested positive for COVID-19.