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MLB reports zero positive coronavirus test results outside of Marlins

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 7/28/20

There's finally some promising MLB news.

On the same day that both the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies were temporarily shut down following a coronavirus outbreak among members of the Marlins, MLB declared that no other club registered a positive coronavirus test result since Friday.

One key fact in here: No positive tests since last Friday among any of other 29 clubs. Just Marlins. https://t.co/ugq3q2sgQ2
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2020

In statement about all the changes perhaps this is most vital from MLB release: In over 6,400 tests conducted since Fri, July 24, there have been no new positives of on-field personnel from any of the other 29 Clubs. In other words only #Marlins have been positive.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 28, 2020

Philadelphia hosted the Marlins over the weekend, and the Phillies won't be cleared to play until Friday at the earliest. Miami is off through at least Sunday.

MLB's statement may pause feelings of panic felt by worried players, coaches and fans, but those test results don't immediately take the Phillies off the hook. On Monday, epidemiologist Dr. Zachary Binney explained on the "Starkville" podcast that the Marlins and Phillies should both quarantine for no fewer than five days because the clubs could discover infections among personnel later this week.

"There’s no cure but time here, unfortunately," he said.

Managers have expressed concerns to ESPN's Marly Rivera that a season outside of a bubble may be impossible as coronavirus cases spread throughout the United States this summer and into the fall months.

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