New York, Philadelphia Opener Postponed Because Of Miami Coronavirus Outbreak

The team that wears the pinstripes was supposed to play the first of two games of a four game series in Pennsylvania starting Monday night against Philadelphia before transiting to the Bronx for games three and four.

However,

The opening game isn’t happening as the opening game of the series has been postponed.

‘Why?

Because Miami completed a series in Philadelphia and eight more players and two coaches with the Marlins tested positive for the coronavirus. An outbreak has spread throughout their clubhouse and brought the total cases in recent days to at least 14, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers.

Before the Phillies-Yankees game was postponed, the Yankees were informed that the visitors' clubhouse had been completely fumigated several times, sources told Rivera. The Yankees also brought their own clubhouse personnel down from New York City to work the game, but those actions don't appear to be enough. “according to an article by ESPN on espn.com