Thirteen Miami Marlins Test Positive for COVID-19, Which Is Bad News for Baseball, Football, and Having School in the Fall
54 years, 11 months ago

Thirteen Miami Marlins Test Positive for COVID-19, Which Is Bad News for Baseball, Football, and Having School in the Fall

Slate  

Major League Baseball launched its 2020 season Thursday. Unlike the NBA, which plans to resume play this week within a single-site “bubble” environment in an Orlando, Florida, athletic complex, MLB chose to play games somewhat normally, with players living at home and traveling back and forth to different cities to compete in major league stadiums. From an ESPN report about the Miami Marlins: Miami just completed a series in Philadelphia, and seven more players and two coaches with the Marlins tested positive for the coronavirus. In addition to calling into question whether MLB will be able to successfully complete its season, or even complete a week of that season, the Marlins outbreak has unfortunate relevance to the NFL and NCAA, both of which have been planning to play football games in the fall using the same approach that baseball is attempting. Baseball clubhouses, moreover, are not that different from school classrooms, and if 30 pro sports teams can’t prevent COVID-19 transmission, thousands of underfunded public schools will not likely be able to either.

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Major League Baseball eliminates regular COVID-19 testing
2 years, 9 months ago

Major League Baseball eliminates regular COVID-19 testing

LA Times  

Members of the Boston Red Sox wear masks in the dugout during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 30, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Major League Baseball is easing its pandemic restrictions this season. “MLB has the right during the championship season to relocate club to neutral sites, spring training sites or other clubs’ home ballparks, and/or …

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise
3 years ago

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise

CNN  

CNN — Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place the league’s 32 teams in restrictive protocols until Monday. Disquiet among players An NFL source told CNN that 28 NFL …

Colombia says 2 members of coaching staff test positive
3 years, 6 months ago

Colombia says 2 members of coaching staff test positive

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Colombia said Sunday that two members of its coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of its Copa America match against Ecuador. Copa America kicks off later Sunday with host Brazil facing Venezuela at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia. Venezuela summoned 15 new players at the last minute after eight tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, …

Several Venezuelans Players And Coaching Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus Before Copa America Opener
3 years, 6 months ago

Several Venezuelans Players And Coaching Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus Before Copa America Opener

News 18  

A dozen Venezuela players and coaching staff have tested positive for COVID-19 a day before their Copa America opener against the host in Brasilia, Brazilian health authorities said on Saturday. The health secretariat of the Federal District, which includes Brasilia, said in a statement that all of the infected people were isolated in a hotel. One day earlier, two players …

16 of the 30 Major League Baseball Teams Reach 85 Percent Vaccinations, Relax Protocols
3 years, 6 months ago

16 of the 30 Major League Baseball Teams Reach 85 Percent Vaccinations, Relax Protocols

News 18  

A majority of Major League Baseballs 30 teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after two additional clubs qualified and raised the total to 16 franchises reaching 85 per cent vaccinations for players and other on-field personnel. The commissioners office and the players association said Friday that three additional teams had reached the 85 per cent level of having …

Ninth vaccinated New York Yankees member tested positive for Covid-19 but feels good, manager says
3 years, 7 months ago

Ninth vaccinated New York Yankees member tested positive for Covid-19 but feels good, manager says

CNN  

CNN — Another vaccinated New York Yankees staff member has tested positive for Covid-19, the ninth to do so in the last week, manager Aaron Boone announced Sunday. In all, shortstop Gleyber Torres, pitching coach Matt Blake, third base coach Phil Nevin, first base coach Reggie Willits and five members of the team’s traveling staff have tested positive for Covid-19 …

NY Yankees Covid-19: How vaccinated members tested positive for coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

NY Yankees Covid-19: How vaccinated members tested positive for coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the baseball team said Thursday. And the fact that almost all of the infected Yankees don’t have symptoms shows how “remarkably great” the vaccine is at preventing people from getting sick from Covid-19, Reiner said. …

MLS: Inter Miami's plans for playoffs hampered after Gonzalo Higuain, two others test COVID-19 positive
4 years, 1 month ago

MLS: Inter Miami's plans for playoffs hampered after Gonzalo Higuain, two others test COVID-19 positive

Firstpost  

Miami would not confirm the identities of the individuals involved, saying only that three players were not “medically cleared” to face Nashville. Miami: Inter Miami’s preparations for their Major League Soccer playoff debut were thrown into disarray on Friday after three players including star striker Gonzalo Higuain tested positive for COVID-19. The Miami Herald reported that former Real Madrid and …

A coronavirus vaccine could come soon. Could MLB mandate players and fans take it?
4 years, 1 month ago

A coronavirus vaccine could come soon. Could MLB mandate players and fans take it?

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is congratulated by teammate Kiké Hernandez after homering in Game 6 of the World Series. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, this week told CNN: “I would say, by April, you’ll be able to be vaccinated.” Thomas Lenz, who practices labor and employment law in Pasadena and teaches those subjects at the USC law …

A Covid-19 superspreading event among baseball teams showed that social distancing worked
4 years, 2 months ago

A Covid-19 superspreading event among baseball teams showed that social distancing worked

CNN  

CNN — When the Philadelphia Phillies met the Miami Marlins on the field last July, a batch of Marlins players were infected with coronavirus, although they didn’t know it. But with no fans in the stands and strict measures requiring the use of masks, social distancing and other measures, the two Major League Baseball teams managed to spend 11 hours …

Seven Players, One Assistant Coach Test Positive for Covid-19 Ahead Of Indian Super League
4 years, 2 months ago

Seven Players, One Assistant Coach Test Positive for Covid-19 Ahead Of Indian Super League

News 18  

Seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Indian Super League football season, likely to start next month in Goa, sources told PTI on Monday. “Yes, seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for COVID-19 and all of them are asymptomatic cases. So, there will also be contact tracing and we have …

Seven players, one assistant coach test positive for COVID-19 ahead of ISL
4 years, 2 months ago

Seven players, one assistant coach test positive for COVID-19 ahead of ISL

The Hindu  

Seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Indian Super League season, sources told PTI on Monday. The entire ISL season will be played behind closed doors in three stadiums in Goa owing to the coronavirus pandemic. “Seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for COVID-19 and all of them are asymptomatic …

Boca Juniors Reveal Positive Coronavirus Tests for 18 Players
4 years, 3 months ago

Boca Juniors Reveal Positive Coronavirus Tests for 18 Players

News 18  

Boca Juniors has announced that 18 of its players have tested positive for the coronavirus, just two weeks before restarting their Copa Libertadores campaign. On Monday the Argentine giants suspended training for 72 hours after detecting what it said was an “outbreak” of Covid-19 at the club’s training center outside Buenos Aires. Boca are due to play Paraguay’s Libertad in …

New York Mets have 4 games postponed as players quarantine in New York and Miami
4 years, 4 months ago

New York Mets have 4 games postponed as players quarantine in New York and Miami

CNN  

CNN — Members of the New York Mets are quarantining in two different cities after the team reported two Covid-19 cases this week. The reports of the cases led to the postponement of the Mets’ Thursday game against the Miami Marlins and the Friday, Saturday and Sunday games against the New York Yankees, according to MLB.com. Some members of the …

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task

News 18  

The captivation and celebration of the NFL have long stemmed from the speed, strategy, strength and teamwork that make the game go. NFL Network reported that, of 109,075 coronavirus tests conducted on players, coaches and team employees through Tuesday, the rate of positive tests has been 0.46% overall and 0.81% for players. Since training camps began three weeks ago, 108 …

MLB: Miami Marlins Win Again, Blank Baltimore Orioles 1-0 in Doubleheader Opener
4 years, 4 months ago

MLB: Miami Marlins Win Again, Blank Baltimore Orioles 1-0 in Doubleheader Opener

News 18  

Brian Anderson hit a fourth-inning homer off Alex Cobb and the Miami Marlins won their second straight since returning from a coronavirus-prompted layoff, beating the f many rules designed to get the 30 teams and their pitchers through a dense 60-game schedule. Hernandez gave up a one-out double to Chance Sisco in the fifth and Pedro Severino followed with a …

NFL medical boss not surprised by positive cases, opt outs
4 years, 4 months ago

NFL medical boss not surprised by positive cases, opt outs

News 18  

The NFL’s chief medical officer says it’s not surprising there have been positive tests for COVID-19 among players reporting to training camp. Speaking on a conference call on Thursday, Sills said the league wanted to examine the results of recent COVID-19 tests before releasing the number of positives. Sills said the league and the NFL Players Association approved all 32 …

Miami Marlins Covid-19 outbreak: What we can learn from sports teams about keeping players safe
4 years, 4 months ago

Miami Marlins Covid-19 outbreak: What we can learn from sports teams about keeping players safe

CNN  

CNN — The rocky start to the baseball season is leaving some fans disappointed, with a number of games on hold because of a coronavirus outbreak on the Miami Marlins. After more than a dozen Miami Marlins players tested positive for the coronavirus, games scheduled in Miami and Philadelphia, where the Marlins last played, were postponed. In the NBA, which …

NBA says no players tested positive for the coronavirus, one day before the season restarts
4 years, 4 months ago

NBA says no players tested positive for the coronavirus, one day before the season restarts

CNN  

CNN — On the eve of the restart of the NBA season, the league and players’ union announced on Wednesday that none of the 344 players tested since July 20 tested positive for the coronavirus. Since the NBA’s Disney World Resort bubble opened, only two players have tested positive, and that happened between July 7 and July 13. “We’re seeing …

Major League Baseball: Coronavirus-striken Maimi Marlins Have Four New Cases
4 years, 4 months ago

Major League Baseball: Coronavirus-striken Maimi Marlins Have Four New Cases

News 18  

Four more members of the virus-stricken Miami Marlins have tested positive for Covid-19, US media reported Tuesday. There was no immediate confirmation of the new cases by either the Marlins or Major League Baseball. On Monday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the Marlins' roster was undergoing further testing and that it was hoped the team would be ready to play …

MLB season start overshadowed by Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

MLB season start overshadowed by Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez said he’s “scared.” The MLB team manager, who underwent a heart procedure last year, told reporters on Monday that his “level of concern went from about an 8 to a 12” after several Miami Marlins players tested positive for Covid-19. Both the Marlins’ Monday and Tuesday games were canceled, as was the New …

Marlins are temporarily shut down because of coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 4 months ago

Marlins are temporarily shut down because of coronavirus outbreak

LA Times  

The Miami Marlins will not resume play until at least Monday, shut down for a week in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak that has resulted in half their players testing positive. The decisions came on Tuesday afternoon, after Major League Baseball learned another four Marlins players had tested positive. According to the league’s health and safety protocol, players testing …

As more players test positive for coronavirus, can MLB be trusted to protect them?
4 years, 4 months ago

As more players test positive for coronavirus, can MLB be trusted to protect them?

LA Times  

The Miami Marlins, with half the players on their roster infected by the coronavirus, aren’t playing for at least a week. “There’s real fear and anxiety for all of us.” By Sunday, the first-place Marlins will have played three of their first 10 scheduled games. You didn’t need to be an epidemiologist to call that an outbreak, and yet there …

Miami Marlins coronavirus outbreak: Team’s games postponed through Sunday
4 years, 4 months ago

Miami Marlins coronavirus outbreak: Team’s games postponed through Sunday

CNN  

CNN — The remainder of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season saw itself further imperiled Tuesday after a coronavirus outbreak on the Miami Marlins prompted the league to postpone the team’s games through Sunday. Additionally, MLB said the New York Yankees game at Philadelphia Tuesday evening and the Philadelphia Phillies’ games in the Bronx on Wednesday and Thursday were …

MLB's Botched Restart Sees Coronavirus Extends Its Winning Streak in Baseball
4 years, 4 months ago

MLB's Botched Restart Sees Coronavirus Extends Its Winning Streak in Baseball

News 18  

For a day or two, it seemed like it might actually work. The fact the Marlins still played in Philadelphia on Sunday with positive tests already coming back is an indictment of both the system baseball put in place and the way it has been executed. "I'm going to be honest with you, I'm scared," said Nationals manager Dave Martinez, …

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart
4 years, 4 months ago

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart

News 18  

An outbreak of Covid-19 rocked Major League Baseball on Monday, forcing the postponement of two games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay. Major League Baseball confirmed in a statement that games between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles in Florida, and the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees in Pennsylvania, had …

Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak pushes MLB to postpone three games
4 years, 4 months ago

Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak pushes MLB to postpone three games

CNN  

CNN — A number of players and coaches on the Miami Marlins tested positive for Covid-19, pushing Major League Baseball to postpone three games and raising questions about its plans to hold a season amid a pandemic. The Marlins’ home opener against the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees game at the Philadelphia Phillies, both scheduled for Monday night, …

US Major League Baseball season roiled by COVID-19 postponements
4 years, 4 months ago

US Major League Baseball season roiled by COVID-19 postponements

Al Jazeera  

The postponements mark a potentially ominous development for professional sports leagues in the US and Canada. Just four days after beginning a truncated coronavirus-delayed season, Major League Baseball ran into a serious obstacle on Monday with the postponement of two scheduled games due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Miami Marlins players. But, without aggressive action and vigilance, there is little …

DeSantis’ earlier bravado fuels Florida’s pandemic crisis
4 years, 4 months ago

DeSantis’ earlier bravado fuels Florida’s pandemic crisis

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Florida became more flame like, but it’s – it’s going to be under control.” DeSantis has been in touch with or in the close vicinity of Trump on at least two occasions since the interview. From early on in the pandemic, DeSantis has – while attributing bad news to the influx of people from states like …

NBA, MLS say no new positive COVID-19 tests
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA, MLS say no new positive COVID-19 tests

The Hindu  

The National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer said on Monday no new positive COVID-19 cases were uncovered in the latest rounds of testing at their respective "bubble" campuses at Disney World in Florida. When the NBA, which will resume its season on July 30 at Disney World without spectators, released its previous COVID-19 update a week ago, it said …

COVID-19 and sports: Latest news and information (updated)
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 and sports: Latest news and information (updated)

New York Times  

Editor’s note: Follow this blog for the latest on the coronavirus from The Athletic writers. U.S. National Team Development Program players test positive At least three players from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program have tested positive for COVID-19, multiple sources have confirmed to The Athletic. Event Status ▲ Date MLS Back July 8 MLB Date Set July 23 WNBA …

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive
4 years, 5 months ago

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

NPR  

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP As Major League Baseball prepares to start its season, a massive set of coronavirus test results shows that 28 out of the league's 30 teams have had a player or staff member test positive. So far, 71 …

Players again distrust MLB, and this time it's life or death
4 years, 5 months ago

Players again distrust MLB, and this time it's life or death

LA Times  

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant believes players are at risk of contracting the coronavirus this season. The lack of continued testing and prompt results means players could be playing catch and fielding grounders and swinging the bat next to someone who has the virus and doesn’t even know it. Honestly, I don’t feel that.” — Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs …

NBA: Nine more players test positive for COVID-19 with less than a week before resumption
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA: Nine more players test positive for COVID-19 with less than a week before resumption

Firstpost  

A total of 25 players and 10 team staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since testing began on 23 June, the NBA confirmed in a statement on Thursday. New York: Nine more NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before teams are set to travel to Florida to resume the 2020 season. A …

Fans in the stands in 2020? Major League Baseball isn’t totally ruling it out
4 years, 5 months ago

Fans in the stands in 2020? Major League Baseball isn’t totally ruling it out

LA Times  

If Major League Baseball manages to successfully start its 2020 season on July 23, fans won’t be there to watch as the coronavirus continues spreading at alarming rates around the country. The sentence leaving the door cracked was placed in the middle of a meaty paragraph on Page 28: “Clubs may permit fan attendance at games with the approval of …

Coronavirus Outbreak: MLB, NHL teams close Florida training facilities after players test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: MLB, NHL teams close Florida training facilities after players test positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

The hope for a return of professional sports in North America took a hit on Friday as two teams from MLB and one from the NHL closed their Florida facilities after players tested positive for the new coronavirus. New York: The hope for a return of professional sports in North America took a hit on Friday as two teams from …

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