St. Louis Cardinals coach Jose Oquendo looks on as he wears a mask during workouts at Busch Stadium. Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Cardinals-Tigers series postponed due to worsening St. Louis coronavirus outbreak

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 3, 2020 4:24 PM ET

The St. Louis Cardinals will remain idle for the next few days due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak within the squad.

The Athletic's Mark Saxon tweeted that the Cardinals are not traveling to play the Detroit Tigers after discovering additional positive virus cases.

Also, I can now confirm at least eight positives. Of those, six are players. One source said the number is 13. https://t.co/4x1nDC5Q5s
— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) August 3, 2020

MLB insider Jon Heyman also reported that at least 13 people in the St. Louis traveling party have tested positive over the past week.

7 Cardinals players have tested positive for Covid and 6 staff members. So 13 total personnel. Tigers series postponed as @markasaxon reported 1st
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 3, 2020

The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal added that the Field of Dreams game between the Cardinals and Chicago White Sox scheduled for Aug. 13 is off.

Cardinals-White Sox game at Field of Dreams next Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa cancelled, sources tell The Athletic. Reasoning not believed to be tied to additional positive tests on Cardinals. More a logistical problem.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 3, 2020

The Cardinals haven't played since last Wednesday due to the virus outbreak. Heyman and others have reported some players broke MLB health and safety protocols and recently visited a casino. It's unknown when the Cardinals will be permitted to return to action.

The Miami Marlins experienced an outbreak within its traveling team after some players were allegedly "careless" following an exhibition game versus the Atlanta Braves.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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