Field Level Media
29 Jul 2021, 03:49 GMT+10
The Washington Nationals' game Wednesday against the host Philadelphia Phillies was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among the Nationals.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez told reporters that his team had 12 positive cases of COVID-19. Four of them were players, including shortstop Trea Turner, and some of those with the virus were symptomatic. Martinez believed only one of the 12 people who tested positive was unvaccinated.
The outbreak comes one day after Washington pulled Turner from Tuesday's game after the club learned he had tested positive.
Wednesday's game was scheduled to be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Thursday. The early game will begin at 12:05 p.m. ET.
Major League Baseball said in a statement that "continued testing and contact tracing involving members of the Nationals organization" forced the game to be pushed back.
ESPN reported that the outbreak "may wind up as biggest in MLB this year."
The Nationals also had an outbreak of the virus in April, leading to their season-opening series against the New York Mets being postponed.
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