Lorenzo Cain becomes the third player in the last 24 hours to opt out after the St. Louis Cardinals reported more coronavirus cases.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Phillies-Blue Jays series postponed, another big blow to MLB’s week-old 2020 season
After two Phillies staff members tested positive for coronavirus, the upcoming weekend series against the Blue Jays was postponed.
When and where, indeed: Orioles and Yankees get together for ‘backyard baseball’ amid pandemic
When the opponents for the Orioles (Marlins) and Yankees (Phillies) had to postpone series due to COVID-19 concerns, the two AL East rivals pivoted.
Just days into MLB season, COVID-19 is already causing chaos for baseball
Two teams – the Marlins and Reds – have already seen multiple players scratched or placed on the injured list without explanation.
‘We’re still in this fight’: Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks kneel during national anthem
Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks of the Yankees took a knee during the playing of the national anthem as silent protests continued across MLB.
‘The first step’: Yankees, Nationals players all kneel before national anthem in MLB opener
Players clutched a black cloth that winded from the Nationals’ first base line around to the Yankees on the third-base line.
Dr. Anthony Fauci throws first pitch at Nationals-Yankees MLB opener
Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
Five numbers that will define unprecedented 2020 MLB season
Baseball’s 2020 season officially begins this week with plenty of questions about how the 60-game campaign will work out.
‘Herculean task’: As MLB navigates COVID-19, trainers and doctors are first line of defense
In the time of COVID-19, the medical, training and strength and conditioning staffs of MLB teams have taken on triple duty trying to ensure the safety.
‘You just have to accept it’: MLB’s new normal emerges as pandemic baseball takes shape
The Phillies and Nationals exhibition game provided a sense of what playing baseball during the coronavirus pandemic will really be like.