• Cardinals game against Brewers postponed after positive coronavirus tests

    Cardinals game against Brewers postponed after positive coronavirus tests

    MLB’s coronavirus problem is spreading quickly. The Brewers-Cardinals game Friday night has been postponed, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The Cardinals had positive tests and are self-isolating at their hotel. SportsGrid is reporting that it is two positive tests. The Marlins have had 17 players test positive, while the Phillies have had a coach and …
  • MLB’s coronavirus outbreak spreads to Phillies as coach, staffer test positive

    MLB’s coronavirus outbreak spreads to Phillies as coach, staffer test positive

    The Phillies might not have escaped the Marlins’ COVID-19 web after all. A Phillies coach and a member of their home clubhouse staff have both tested positive for the virus, the club announced Thursday. No players were found to be positive in Wednesday’s latest round of testing, but the two cases forced the team to …
  • MLB making teams travel with babysitters after Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak

    MLB making teams travel with babysitters after Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak

    Babysitters will soon be hitting the road with MLB teams. In light of the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, the league will now require teams to travel with a compliance officer to make sure players and staff follow protocols, ESPN reported Wednesday. MLB is also encouraging players not to leave their hotels except for games and requiring …
  • WNBA’s Aerial Powers goes scorched earth on Andre Iguodala for ‘nice’ comment

    WNBA’s Aerial Powers goes scorched earth on Andre Iguodala for ‘nice’ comment

    Andre Iguodala is in hot water with the Twitterverse. On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat forward appeared to catch the Washington Mystics’ 94-89 win over the Connecticut Sun, in which Mystics forward Aerial Powers poured in 27 points. Taking to Twitter, Iguodala commented on Powers’ performance, without identifying her by name. “Number 23 from the …
  • No one knows what’s next for Yankees in 2020: Sherman

    No one knows what’s next for Yankees in 2020: Sherman

    The Yankees made four members of their organization available to reporters before Wednesday’s game against the Orioles — their manager, first baseman, setup man and, of course, their traveling secretary. Because in 2020 you better be on top of hitting, pitching and logistics. But as long as the Yankees wake up in Baltimore — regardless …
  • MLB investigating ‘massively disruptive’ incident that caused Marlins coronavirus outbreak

    MLB investigating ‘massively disruptive’ incident that caused Marlins coronavirus outbreak

    MLB has initiated an investigation into how the COVID-19 outbreak began on the Marlins with the aim of reinforcing better practices specifically with this team and learning what can be done to prevent a repeat elsewhere, The Post has learned. With one more player having a positive test revealed Wednesday, the Marlins’ total moved to …
  • MLB blames Marlins, adjusts schedule in coronavirus aftershock

    MLB blames Marlins, adjusts schedule in coronavirus aftershock

    Major League Baseball, its season having struck a coronavirus iceberg just days after leaving port, took dramatic, dizzying measures Tuesday to keep its endeavor afloat. The Marlins, with four more players testing positive for COVID-19 Tuesday to give them a total of 15 (plus two coaches), will cease playing through Sunday, the league announced. The …
  • Marlins season paused as MLB in full coronavirus crisis

    Marlins season paused as MLB in full coronavirus crisis

    The Miami Marlins season has been paused, Marlins podcaster Craig Mish reported. The team will temporarily take a break as 15 players — half their active roster — and two coaches tested positive for coronavirus over the past few days. It is unclear how long this break will last for the Marlins, or how MLB …
  • Nationals players vote against playing Marlins in Miami this weekend

    Nationals players vote against playing Marlins in Miami this weekend

    The latest twist in the Miami Marlins coronavirus crisis could further imperil MLB’s schedule. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirms that a majority of Washington Nationals players voted against traveling to Miami to play a scheduled three-game series this weekend as the Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak within their team. The Nationals are waiting on …
  • Yankees-Phillies postponed again amid MLB’s coronavirus outbreak

    Yankees-Phillies postponed again amid MLB’s coronavirus outbreak

    The Yankees are leaving Philadelphia. The Post’s Joel Sherman reported on Tuesday morning that the Yankees-Phillies game has been postponed for a second straight night. The Yankees are leaving Philadelphia and will practice Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The Phillies played their season-opening series against the Marlins, who had 11 players and two coaches test …