Marlins make triumphant return after season halted by COVID-19
Finally back on the baseball diamond after enduring eight days of virus testing, hotel room service and lengthy bus rides, the Miami Marlins scratched out a victory worth savoring. Following one final delay in their effort to return from a miserable coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Marlins ...
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blames outbreak on 'false sense of security'
Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter says his players let up and paid a price. Jeter blames the team's COVID-19 outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made the Marlins lax about social distancing and wearing masks. "The entire traveling party got a little too ...
MLB postpones another game as league struggles to keep playing amid COVID-19 pandemic
The latest game to be postponed was Milwaukee’s home opener against St. Louis. Two Cardinals players have tested positive for the virus.
MLB postpones Blue Jays-Phillies series after more positive tests
Major League Baseball has postponed this weekend's scheduled series between Toronto and Philadelphia because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staffers tested positive. "Major League Baseball will coordinate with health experts and the Major League Baseball Players Association in planning for the Phillies’ ...
Complying with virus protocols proves difficult for MLB players
MLB teams haven't been able to totally curb players' natural tendencies to engage in physical contact during the ebb and flow of actual games.
MLB suspends Marlins' season through weekend amid COVID-19 outbreak within team
The Marlins received positive test results for four additional players, bringing their total to 15.
At least three MLB games postponed amid Marlins' virus outbreak
The days-old season was thrown into turmoil on Sunday after over a dozen Miami players and staff tested positive for the new coronavirus.
MLB returns with thrills; red flags remain after opening weekend
The World Series champion Washington Nationals stood six feet apart along the first base line and watched as a banner commemorating their title was raised, then took a knee alongside the New York Yankees in a call for social justice. Star slugger Juan Soto wasn’t ...
Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of COVID-19 outbreak within team
The Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team. No reason was given for Urena being scratched in the series finale, which Miami won ...
Well-traveled Milwaukee Brewers first baseman-outfielder Logan Morrison figures it will be easy for him to adjust to games without spectators this season. "I played for the Rays and the Marlins, so I’m used to it,” Morrison said. The Brewers and other major league teams worked out ...
Don Mattingly, Marlins stuck in limbo as MLB plans next steps
Marlins manager Don Mattingly and his team are coping with being in limbo as the coronavirus pandemic continues to create uncertainty in the world of professional sports and for many other businesses. Mattingly has grown out a bushy light gray beard in the month since ...
