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MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball has come up with a patchwork schedule for the remainder of the week due to a virus outbreak that has sickened half of the Miami Marlins team. MLB suspended the Marlins’ season through Sunday. The Philadelphia Phillies will remain idled by the pandemic until Friday.
The league said that among more than 6,400 tests conducted since Friday, there were no new positives involving on-field personnel from any team other than the Marlins. But that’s not reassuring to players. Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun says he’s found it difficult to focus on baseball at all during the last couple of days. Braun said MLB players are constantly assessing whether they should keep playing. Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the season could be in jeopardy.
Previously…
MIAMI (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says four additional Miami Marlins players have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number to 15. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the results have not been publicly released. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the Marlins’ virus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, but he doesn’t believe games needs to stop now. Fauci made his comments on ABC’s “Good Morning America” before the news of the Marlins’ latest test results. Nine Marlins players on the 30-man roster, two taxi squad players and two staff members tested positive earlier, prompting the postponement of four MLB games.
