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Major League Baseball in West Ham's London Stadium this summer is latest victim of coronavirus pandemic with two-game series in June called off

Baseball's London Series has become the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic after Major League Baseball cancelled this summer’s event at West Ham’s London Stadium.

The two-game series was scheduled for June 13 and 14 between the Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals but has now been called off to protect players and spectators..

The 2020 Major League Baseball season was postponed indefinitely on March 16, 10 days before Opening Day, based on guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Kyle Schwarber and the Chicago Cubs will no longer play in London Stadium this June
Last summer's London series brought more than 59,000 fans to London Stadium

Last summer's London series brought more than 59,000 fans to London Stadium

No major league player has yet publicly tested positive for coronavirus but the season is not expected to start until June at the earliest.