Now, it faces uncertainty for a troubling reason: One Mets player and one staff member have tested positive for coronavirus. Major League Baseball postponed the Mets’ game in Miami on Thursday and Friday’s opener of their series with the Yankees at Citi Field. The Mets did not identify the people who tested positive but said both people and anyone found to have been in close contact with them would stay behind in Miami. The Mets become the fourth team to have a player test positive since the truncated season began on July 23. The Marlins missed a week of games, the Cardinals missed two weeks, and the Reds had three postponements.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2020 22:41 UTC