Reports: Marlins postpone home opener because of COVID-19 breakout; flight out of Philadelphia pushed back
Updated: 10:45 a.m.
The Miami Marlins have postponed Monday night’s scheduled home opener because of a COVID-19 breakout on the team, according to The Marlins' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles tonight has been canceled, sources tell ESPN, as the team remains in Philadelphia and continues to undergo testing.
Eight more players and two coaches with the Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19, as an outbreak has spread throughout their clubhouse and brought the total of cases in recent days to at least 14, sources familiar with the situation tell me and @JesseRogersESPN.
Because of the outbreak, the Marlins pushed back their charter flight from Philadelphia to Miami until this morning. That flight has still not left Philadelphia. Players who test positive or come in contact with a person who has tested positive or has symptoms of COVID-19 must enter a quarantine protocol.
The Phillies were scheduled to host the New York Yankees at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night. The game has been postponed, according to multiple sources.
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