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UPDATE: Another COVID-19 shutdown hits Major League Baseball, as last night’s New York Mets/Miami Marlins game at Marlins Park was postponed after two positive tests from a player and a staffer, with the weekend Mets/Yankees Subway Series postponed as well. (more…)
A Cincinnati Reds player has tested positive for the COVID-19 viru, as MLB has another challenge to the 2020 season with games canceled tonight and tomorrow. (more…)
MLB is mulling several scenarios for managing the 2020 playoffs, including setting up a bubble environment and playing all the games at a warm-weather single site, as the specter of losing a competitor to a COVID-19 outbreak is looming over postseason planning. (more…)
With the Pittsburgh Pirates delaying a team flight into St. Louis and a three-game series at Busch Stadium finally postpone by MLB Sunday night, the St. Louis Cardinals‘ 2020 COVID-19 nightmares continue. (more…)
The St. Louis Cardinals can’t quite shake the COVID-19 virus, as three positive tests from two players and a staffer causes a postponement of tonight’s game at Busch Stadium against the Chicago Cubs as well as Saturday’s and Sunday’s games. (more…)
After two COVID-19 outbreaks among MLB teams that wreaked havoc on the schedule, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred issued new mitigation protocol rules that include mandatory face coverings in dugouts during games, a reduction in the size of traveling parties and more. (more…)
After additional positives for COVID-19 among St. Louis Cardinals players and staffers, the upcoming four-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park has been postponed, with the traveling party confined to Milwaukee. (more…)
Today’s St. Louis Cardinals/Milwaukee Brewers game–the season opener for the Brew Crew at Miller Park–was postponed due to two positive COVID-19 tests among Cardinals players. (more…)
The St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) have received permission from the state for a CHS Field return and hosting 1,500 fans per game while implementing COVID-19 measures outlined earlier this year. (more…)
MLB has suspended the 2020 Miami Marlins season after four more players tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, leaving officials scrambling to reschedule games. (more…)
With at least three games postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak among Miami Marlins players and coaches, Commissioner Rob Manfred said baseball’s coronavirus mitigation protocols are working exactly as planned, with officials anticipating a situation like this. (more…)
Like many of you, we binged on baseball this weekend, taking in the action during MLB’s Opening Weekend. Here are some thoughts on what we liked—and what we didn’t like. (more…)
Thursday night’s 2020 MLB debut Nationals/Yankees game generated the largest audience ever for an Opening Day broadcast on ESPN, making it the most-watched regular-season game on any network since 2011. (more…)