Saturdays game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed following additional favorable tests amongst the Cardinals, according to ESPN and multiple reports.
A minimum of 4 more members of the Cardinals have evaluated favorable for COVID-19, according to ESPN and numerous reports.
It is not understood whether the new positive tests came from Cardinals players. Baseball reporter Craig Mish initially reported on the brand-new cases.
1 RelatedMajor League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred had informed MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark on Friday that if the sport doesnt do a better job of managing the coronavirus, it might close down for the season, sources familiar with the conversation informed ESPNs Jeff Passan. In text conversations with teammates Friday, MLBPA player representatives also warned about the danger to the season, according to Passan.
Fridays series opener was delayed after two Cardinals gamers tested positive for the coronavirus. The video game was moved to become part of a doubleheader Sunday– the first set of seven-inning games under an agreement revealed by Major League Baseball on Friday.
After learning of the very first 2 positive cases Thursday night, the Cardinals said that they instructed all players and personnel to self-isolate in their hotel rooms in Milwaukee until additional notice.
The Cardinals positives represented the first favorable tests for baseball outside of the East Coast because the routine season started last week.
