Why cancel the season if you have a 60 man roster? They anticipated this! Sounds like there could be scheduling issues with makeup games, because each team only has 6 days off this season. Alternate site maybe for the Marlins? But damn, 13 people in the Marlins organization tested positive.

Been surprised that more players have not opted out this season, especially vets with big net worth. That train could pick up steam now.

I'm reading comments blaming Manfred and MLB for the outbreak, but it was the players who refused to live in a bubble like the NBA and NHL. Chances are the initial batch players caught the bug outside of MLB facilities.

The Yankees-Phillies game was postponed because the Marlins were just in Philadelphia and the Yankees would be using the same clubhouse the Marlins were just using.

Ok yesterday 11 Marlins players tested positive. Today 4 people "in the organization" test positive, no word on how many were players.

ESPN is making a big deal that 0 Phillies have tested positive after the Marlins series...unless i'm mistaken, i think it can take up to 2 weeks for covid symptoms to be detected. In the middle of the story is this: "A member of the Philadelphia visiting clubhouse personnel did test positive."

not feeling good right now if im a philly fan.

Braves roster this season loses Markakis, Donaldson, both catchers to covid...now this, wow:

The Braves have decided to designate righty Mike Foltynewicz for assignment, manager Brian Snitker told reporters including MLB.com’s Mark Bowman (via Twitter). He’ll be replaced by reliever Chad Sobotka on the active roster.

This certainly rates as an early-season stunner. The 28-year-old Foltynewicz has had his ups and downs in Atlanta, to be sure. He was an All-Star just two seasons ago before experiencing enough difficulty last year that the Braves demoted him to the minors in late June. However, Foltynewicz rebounded when the Braves recalled him in early August, and they’re now committed to paying him a pro-rated portion of his $6,425,000 salary this season — unless another team makes a claim — and will be giving up another season of arbitration control.

- MLBTradeRumors.com

I don't buy that it can take two weeks before symptoms appear, if your fine after five days you don't have it.

I just looked up incubation periods for colds and flu. A cold is 1-3 days. Flu is 2-4 days. The 14 days for Covid is media hype.

Soto has had two negative tests via the MLB lab, he should be good to go but for some reason has not yet been cleared.

Meanwhile the Nats voted to not travel to Miami this weekend. Used to be that was called a forfeit but apparently not in this case.

Wait, did i read that the Marlins took the field for a game this week with players there at the game that tested positive?! Wtf is their problem?

Is that right? Wouldn't surprise me, guys want to play.

Nats manager Dave Martinez tells reporters that Soto has now received the required back-to-back negative test results from Major League Baseball’s approved labs (Twitter link via Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post). The team is simply awaiting league/city clearance for Soto’s return at this point.

-- MLBTradeRumors.com