PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Phillies won’t return to the field until at least Friday because of a coronavirus outbreak in the visitors’ clubhouse. Major League Baseball is jumping through hoops to rearrange schedules.
The Phils won’t play until Friday. They’ll test players and staff every day.
Major League Baseball’s teetering fight with COVID-19 has exposed how fast the virus can sweep through an organization — case and point: The Miami Marlins.
The team has about a dozen-and-a-half members testing positive.
Their close proximity to the Phillies during this weekend’s opening series has only shown how rapidly even the most well-executed plans can crumble.