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Yankees vs. Phillies Postponed Again, More Marlins Test Positive, and Phils Reportedly Clean via “Early Results”
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After Monday’s Miami Marlins debacle, which resulted in the postponement of two MLB games, the Phillies and Yankees remain in abeyance with another suspension tonight, according to Joel Sheman and Jon Heyman:
Yankees-Phillies tonight has been postponed. @Joelsherman1 1st
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 28, 2020
This doesn’t necessarily mean that a Phillies player or staff member tested positive for COVID after getting swabbed in the stadium parking lot. The tests were reportedly processed at Rutgers and would take about a day to turn around, so perhaps tonight’s postponement was done as a precautionary measure instead.
Sherman is also reporting the following:
“Heard the early results are that no #Phillies players have so far tested positive.”
Keep an eye on confirmation for that, because it would be huge.
As for the Marlins, Ken Rosenthal says there are four more COVID positives:
Marlins have had four additional players test positive, sources tell The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2020
The Fish remain quarantined in a Philadelphia hotel. Phillies staffers who worked in the visiting clubhouse this weekend have also been quarantined.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com