The Philadelphia Phillies have canceled all activities at Citizens Bank Park, including a weekend series against the Blue Jays, after a member of the coaching staff and a member of the clubhouse staff tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced. the team on Thursday.
The Phillies said that no player has tested positive.
As a result, Saturday and Sunday’s game in Philadelphia was postponed, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, who told reporters his team plans to stay in Washington for the weekend after completing his series on Thursday with the Nationals.
The Phillies have not played since Sunday. They are not currently scheduled to play until a four-game series against the Yankees, in New York on Monday and Tuesday and at home on Wednesday and Thursday.
Phillies center fielder Andrew McCutchen posted his reaction on Twitter, saying “This really sucks.”
The new positive tests on Thursday came after a visiting clubhouse assistant tested positive after a weekend series against the Miami Marlins, who have had 19 positive tests in the past seven days, sources confirmed.
The Phillies were supposed to host the Yankees on Monday and Tuesday and then play in New York on Wednesday and Thursday. Instead, the Yankees started a series against the Orioles on Wednesday.
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