MLB postpones 2 baseball games as Marlins members test positive for COVID-19

July 27, 2020

Pete Van Vleet/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Two Major League Baseball games scheduled for Monday were postponed as coronavirus testing is underway, the league confirmed in a statement.

The Miami Marlins canceled their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles scheduled for Monday night after multiple members of the team tested positive for the coronavirus, according to sources who told ESPN.

The Marlins wrapped up a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend, and as a precaution, the Phillies’ Monday game against the New York Yankees was also postponed, the MLB announced.

On Sunday, eight Marlins players and two

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