The seasons of the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies have stopped.
The Marlins will take a temporary break while 15 players, half of their active roster, and two coaches tested positive for coronavirus in recent days. For now, the team’s games have been canceled until Sunday. The Phillies, who lost two of three against the Marlins in the delayed MLB weekend, have postponed their series against the Yankees. The Orioles, who were slated to play in Miami, will now play the Yankees in Baltimore on Wednesday and Thursday.
“The realities of the virus remain important, and we must operate with that in mind every day,” MLB said in a statement. “We are confident that clubs and players will act appropriately, for themselves and for others, and the data provides reason to believe that protocols can work effectively.”
MLB noted that no other player from the other 29 teams, including the Phillies, has tested positive since Friday.
The apprehension around baseball had been growing as the Nationals players voted that the team would not go to Miami for a weekend series with the Marlins.
Marlins star shortstop Miguel Rojas is among those who tested positive, according to Jon Heyman.
“I think we have to be very smart about it,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi told MLB Network Radio. “After thinking about it, I think this could happen more than this time. If not everyone plays 60 games, I think that’s fine. We want to make the playoffs. “
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