The Miami Marlins’ first game at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak within the team that has left them stranded in Philadelphia.
The decision to postpone the game should have been made sooner by Major League Baseball if they had taken the positive test results seriously.
Reports from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal confirmed that eight additional Marlins players had tested positive for COVID-19. Despite knowing about these positive cases, the team still chose to play over the weekend, even though there were already several positive tests leading up to the latest ones, indicating cause for concern.
“Multiple sources revealed that the Marlins continued to play despite three players testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, followed by a fourth player on Friday. In total, eight more players and two coaches tested positive, raising alarm about a potential outbreak within the team. However, neither Major League Baseball nor the team itself seriously considered postponing the game,”
ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers reported that at least 14 Marlins members had tested positive for COVID-19, with eight players and two coaches being added to the list as of Monday morning.
Manager Don Mattingly mentioned before the announcement of the 10 new positive cases that the Marlins had never contemplated not playing the scheduled games.
Consequently, it was declared that the Phillies and Yankees would not play tonight:
