It looks as though Major League Baseball is now facing a multi-division COVID-19 outbreak, as ESPN reports that the Cardinals-Brewers game scheduled for tonight (July 31) has been postponed due to positive coronavirus tests.
Positive coronavirus tests with the St. Louis Cardinals have postponed their game against the Milwaukee Brewers, a source tells ESPN, confirming the @jonheyman report. Unclear how many, but to this point positives had been limited to teams in the East. Now in the Central, too.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2020
It’s unclear at the moment how many tested positive or who specifically has contracted the virus, but Jon Heyman reports that “Cardinals had positive tests, forcing postponement.”
The news of a potential NL Central outbreak comes after the Philadelphia Phillies saw their planned three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays postponed after two Phillies staff members tested positive. The Phillies players all tested negative, but the positive results from a coach and a home clubhouse staffer resulted in the series being scrapped as a precautionary measure.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Philadelphia Phillies’ three-game weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays, scheduled for Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd at Citizens Bank Park, has been postponed,” Major League Baseball said in a statement. “Major League Baseball will coordinate with health experts and the Major League Baseball Players Association in planning for the Phillies’ resumption of play, and will provide further scheduling updates as necessary.”
The Phillies, of course, played the Marlins last Sunday right before a whopping 17 members of the Marlins traveling party tested positive for the virus.
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