On Monday morning, it was announced that the Marlins cancelled their game tonight following eight additional players (12 total now) and two coaches testing positive for COVID-19. Marlins’ CEO Derek Jeter released a statement on the outbreak. https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/1287775697935663110 Later in the morning, it was announced that the Yankees vs Phillies game in Philadelphia...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Marlins’ game on Monday night against the Orioles in Miami, has been cancelled. The Marlins are still in Philadelphia, where they played on Sunday against the Phillies. The Marlins had four players test positive during the weekend, but still decided to play against the Phillies. Now, the Marlins had an additional eight players and two coaches...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Royals are close to signing right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey to a minor league deal. Harvey, 31, had been a hot topic with Mets fans over the last 24 hours following the news of Marcus Stroman going on the injured list. The former Met struggled mightily in 2019, posting a 7.09 ERA in 12 starts for the Angels before getting released. The former All-Star...
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On the eve of Mets’ 2020 Opening Day, their second-year GM Brodie Van Wagenen talked to reports about a variety of different topics. The former agent opened the talks with a statement, “We have a group of players that are excited to start the season, we’re excited, we’ve got cutouts of the fans in the stadium, we’ve got an Opening Day game on national TV, and we are...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday they’ve designated left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves for assignment. The Mets needed to make room on the 40-man roster for veterans LHP Chasen Shreve, RHP Hunter Strickland, and INF Eduardo Nunez, all had the contracts purchased on Thursday as well. Gonsalves, 26, was claimed off waivers from the Twins back in November of 2019 by the Mets. The...
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