MLB season ‘in jeopardy’ of being cancelled’ after Marlins COVID outbreak

Shortly after it started, the MLB season is already in limbo.

We all knew the day would come when professional sports would begin again in America. It was far more of a question though if those seasons would actually finish.

While Major League Baseball was one of the first to take the field in 2020, its season may be over as quickly as it began. Following a flurry of positive tests among the Miami Marlins, now up to 14, Craig Mish recently tweeted the following, raising speculations over the status of the season.

It is no surprise that the MLB faces positive tests, as the league had to be prepared to play amid the virus. It is also no surprise that the team that suffered the first batch of positives came in one of the nation’s hotspots. No one expected a sudden growth to this extent though.

Despite the outbreak in Miami, Jon Heyman reports that there have been ‘no serious discussions’ about cancelling the season. That, of course, doesn’t mean it’s not an option on the table that many might be considering.

Things are certainly not looking optimistic, as the Marlins home opener was obviously canceled, while the Phillies, Miami’s opening series opponent, have postponed their match with the Yankees.

If any Phillies players were to test positive, that would mean the virus could have easily spread from one team to the next and through the league like wildfire.

Should the MLB forge ahead on the 2020 season?

This recent development comes as a clear reminder of the challenges of playing amid a pandemic, and even more so, that sports are not independent of it. The only way to complete a domestic season is in a bubble, as the country is not prepared to play in its own ballparks.

The MLB chose not to go that way and are facing the repercussions of it. It only seems like a matter of time now until the season is put to bed.