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The St. Louis Cardinals were literally rolling the dice with the MLB season. MLB Network confirmed a tweet from former big leaguer Jerry Hairston Jr. that at least a couple of Cardinals players went to a casino recently. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed St. Louis had 13 positive tests, with seven of those being players. …
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The Phillies look ready to return to the field. Having had all games since last Sunday postponed after playing the Marlins — who’ve had 21 individuals test positive for COVID-19 since their series in Philadelphia — the Phillies announced they had no new positive cases in their most recent round of tests, and will resume …
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When the Marlins can finally get back to playing baseball, they’ll do so without second baseman Isan Diaz. The 24-year-old Puerto Rican infielder became the first Miami player to opt out of the season as the team battles a coronavirus outbreak that has affected 21 members of the traveling party. The Marlins — who have …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
The St. Louis Cardinals were literally rolling the dice with the MLB season. MLB Network confirmed a tweet from former big leaguer Jerry Hairston Jr. that at least a couple of Cardinals players went to a casino recently. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed St. Louis had 13 positive tests, with seven of those being players. …
