This will be a running collection of tweets (with links to news stories, etc) that addresses everything related to COVID in MLB:
- List all MLB teams that report infections
- List all players that are out for the season after getting infected
- So far 6 teams have been affected - Marlins, Phillies, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Mets, Reds
If MLB with the Billionaire owners and the Millionaire players can't control the virus with all their access to rapid testing, what chance do the schools with no access to any of this (and with millions of kids who may not be great at practising social distancing and wearing masks and washing hands regularly) have in controlling the virus?
Re-opening schools is like a death sentence for many thousands of Americans and probably a lifetime of pre-existing "COVID" conditions for millions more.
Absolute madness!
Aug 21st
Mets-Yankees subway series is off
The Subway Series is off. https://t.co/P2gV2kfFwC
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) August 21, 2020
Aug 20th
#Mets Next 4 Games Postponed Due to Positive COVID-19 Tests
The New York Mets' game this evening against the Florida Marlins, as well as Friday's Subway Series opener against the New York Mets have been postponed after two members of the Mets organization tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/OAkJo6JL48
— FOX26Houston (@FOX26Houston) August 20, 2020
Mets’ Next 4 Games Postponed Due to Positive COVID-19 Tests https://t.co/k1RFmpXgtK
— NFL Draft Diamonds (@DraftDiamonds) August 20, 2020
Aug 15th
The last two games of a series between #Reds & #Pirates have been called off because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19
BREAKING: The last two games of a series between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have been called off because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19.
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) August 15, 2020
by @apjoekay
https://t.co/KTLzUZXIAU
Aug 9th
Cardinals-Pirates series cancelled presumably due to Cards’ positive COVID-19 test results
Cardinals-Pirates series cancelled presumably due to Cards’ positive COVID-19 test results https://t.co/gx4iBRjdoO
— MLB Daily Dish (@mlbdailydish) August 9, 2020
Aug 3rd
Potential MLB scandal? #Marlins forced to play even with players sick
The reports that the Marlins vote to play never made sense.
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) August 3, 2020
If Jeter is correct, this is a scandal: MLB refused to cancel a game despite knowing four Marlins players had tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/VibcoHIh0D
A 4-game series between the #Tigers and #Cardinals set for this week has been postponed
NEW: A four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals set for this week has been postponed after 13 Cardinals members tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, MLB says. https://t.co/XgMxTESzPD
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2020
#Cardinals have had 13 members test positive for COVID-19 in the last week, including 7 players & 6 staff members
Official from MLB : #STLCards have had 13 members of the organization test positive for COVID-19 in the last week, including seven players and six staff members. Team will remain in Milwaukee with series against the Tigers postponed.
— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) August 3, 2020
Ex FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb on MLB and Schools Reopening
"This is highly infections, and MLB didn't do what NBA did to put in place a really strict bubble," says @ScottGottliebMD. "It is a warning of what could potentially happen if we aren't very careful with the schools." pic.twitter.com/j1hKXQ1z7S
— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) August 3, 2020
Aug 2nd
Cubs and White Sox fans and players are worried about rising COVID-19 cases in the MLB and the future of the season.
Chicago Cubs and White Sox fans and players are worried about rising COVID-19 cases in the MLB and the future of the season. https://t.co/0TvnHwmWKv
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) August 3, 2020
Latest MLB Covid News Roundup
CORONAVIRUS LATEST: https://t.co/CQGPm1T5sC
— ABC News (@ABC) August 2, 2020
— St. Louis Cardinals games postponed following additional positive COVID-19 tests
— FBI says COVID tests at Texas facility 'should not have been used'
— Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriquez out for season due to COVID-19 related issue
Cardinals have ‘multiple’ new positive COVID test results, per report
Cardinals have ‘multiple’ new positive COVID test results, per report https://t.co/FsPovAccK0
— MLB Daily Dish (@mlbdailydish) August 2, 2020
Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the rest of the 2020 MLB season for “Covid-related” reasons
Update: Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the rest of the 2020 Major League Baseball season for “Covid-related” reasons, the team’s general manager said. The announcement came after Cespedes did not show up on Sunday for a game. https://t.co/GDrriyzRfl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2020
Aug 1st
More than five St. Louis Cardinals players test positive for COVID-19
Report: More than five St. Louis Cardinals players test positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/5OiyAl4ShC via @HardballTalk
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) August 1, 2020
Red Sox Eduardo Rodriguez has been ruled out for the 2020 season
BREAKING: Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom has announced that pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has been ruled out for the 2020 season. The 27-year-old lefty developed a heart issue following a bout with COVID-19. #MLB #baseball #Boston #RedSox #breakingnews #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/DGLltcbCMn
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) August 1, 2020
How to handle players breaking COVID protocols
This is not a hard fix, MLB. If players break protocol going to strip clubs or any other pointless event during season, they are suspended for the remainder of the year with absolutely zero pay. Moving on...
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) August 1, 2020
July 30th
Two Philadelphia Phillies staff members tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday
two Philadelphia Phillies staff members tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 30, 2020
Phillies have canceled all activities at Citizens Bank Park “until further notice”
Miami Marlins is failing to contain a COVID outbreak among its players. What does that mean for schools reopening this fall?
The Miami Marlins, a multimillion-dollar baseball organization, is failing to contain a COVID outbreak among its players.
— The Recount (@therecount) July 31, 2020
What does that mean for schools reopening this fall? pic.twitter.com/qk13aVfCe8
July 28th
Miami Marlins' 2020 season paused by MLB after COVID-19 outbreak among players, coaches
Miami Marlins' 2020 season suspended by Major League Baseball after COVID-19 outbreak among players, coaches https://t.co/7lKI7LDiKS
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 28, 2020
July 27th
Miami Marlins' season opener tonight has been canceled due to a COVID-19 breakout
BREAKING: The Miami Marlins' season opener tonight has been canceled due to a COVID-19 breakout, according to @ESPN.
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) July 27, 2020
At least 14 people, including players and coaches, have tested positive in recent days, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/M9RODxsqxy pic.twitter.com/Dro705GncI
MLB's Worst Nightmare Is Here. They Should Have Seen It Coming
The least surprising possible outcome of MLB’s decision to fly some 1,500 people around the country, from one COVID hotspot to another, buttressed by a hope and a prayer and instructions not to spit, to play baseball: They have to stop playing baseball.https://t.co/OT76hkXiJg
— Stephanie Apstein (@stephapstein) July 27, 2020
July 24th
Johan Maya scout with the Diamondbacks, dead from COVID-19 at age 40
This is Johan Maya. He was a scout with the Diamondbacks. He had three kids and his wife is pregnant. He died Thursday of COVID-19. He was 40.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 24, 2020
I came to Opening Day to write about baseball's return. But I couldn't do it without telling Johan's story, too: https://t.co/3NMKze6uIK pic.twitter.com/eGDXHyU35v