Cardinals, Tigers Games Postponed

The four-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers that was supposed to start today has been postponed after seven Cardinals players and six staffers tested positive for the coronavirus.

St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said five of them are asymptomatic, and the others have so far had a variety of minor symptoms.
The Cardinals have been in quarantine since Thursday, when their series with the Milwaukee Brewers was also postponed due to positive tests. 

Marlins Set To Return To Play Today

The Miami Marlins are set to return today after having their games postponed for more than a week due to a coronavirus outbreak on the team in which at least 18 players tested positive.

Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said Monday that a “false sense of security” was to blame that led the team to ease up on wearing masks and social distancing.
The Philadelphia Phillies, who also had a week of games postponed because they'd last played the Marlins, returned Monday. 

Braves' Soroka Out For Rest Of Season

Atlanta Braves pitching ace Mike Soroka is out for the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon during a game against the New York Mets Monday night.

The injury happened in the third inning when Soroka went down as he broke towards first base to cover after the batter grounded a ball to the first baseman. Soroka, who turns 23 today, finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season.

Field of Dreams Game Postponed

Major League Baseball's “Field of Dreams” game that was set to be played in Iowa on August 13 has been postponed until next season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Chicago White Sox were to host the St. Louis Cardinals at the new ballpark on the cornfield next to the site of the 1989 ‘Field of Dreams’ movie in Dyersville. Now that it's been pushed to next year, the White Sox will still be one of the teams when the game is played, but their opponent hasn't yet been determined.