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Phillies-Yankees Game Postponed After Marlins’ Coronavirus Outbreak
By Bob Wankel
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Tonight’s Yankees-Phillies game is postponed, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Tonight’s Yankees-Phillies game is cancelled, source tells The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2020
Multiple reports have since confirmed the decision.
After 14 Marlins players and coaches reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, Miami’s home opener against Baltimore previously scheduled for tonight was postponed earlier this morning.
Now, with concerns over the Phillies’ possible exposure, along with the safety of Yankees players and personnel that would have inhabited the same clubhouse and dugout areas occupied by the Marlins less than 24 hours ago, baseball has also decided to postpone tonight’s game in Philadelphia.
Earlier, Matt Gelb reported that the Phillies are quarantining their visiting clubhouse staff.
Sources: The Phillies are quarantining their entire visiting clubhouse staff after exposure to the Marlins this weekend. Some were tested yesterday and waiting for results. Yankees brought their own clubhouse staff to Philly last night.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) July 27, 2020
Presumably, the Phils are now awaiting test results to determine if there was a cross-clubhouse transmission.
What a mess.
We will update this post as more details become available.
Bob Wankel covers the Phillies for Crossing Broad. He is also the Vice President of Sports Betting Content at SportRadar. On Twitter: @Bob_Wankel E-mail: b.wankel@sportradar.com