The St. Louis Cardinals have had two players test positive for COVID-19, resulting in the Major League Baseball postponing Friday afternoon’s game at the Milwaukee Brewers, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. .
MLB’s quick decision to postpone Friday’s game, which was scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET, comes after the outbreak within the Miami Marlins, which have had 20 positive tests, 18 by players after another Friday, they said. sources to ESPN in the past. eight days.
Baseball journalist Craig Mish was the first to report that two Cardinal players tested positive.
A source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers that if what happened to the Cardinals had happened before the Marlins’ outbreak, Friday’s game at Miller Park would still be played.
The Cardinals last played in the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
That brings the number of teams out of action on Friday to six. The Brewers and Cardinals will join the Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays as teams affected by the consequences of positive testing.
The Cardinals’ positives represent the first positive tests the sport has seen off the East Coast since the regular season began last week.
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