PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the players union still are committed to playing as many games as possible this season, but there have now been 31 …
PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the players union still are committed to playing as many games as possible this season, but there have now been 31 games postponed because of positive coronavirus cases after an outbreak on the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals, whose game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday was postponed, have had three players and three staff members test positive over the past two days. The two teams, whose Friday game was also postponed, have a scheduled doubleheader Sunday, but it appears unlikely those games will be played. Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union chief Tony Clark on Friday that if players didn’t improve their protocol efforts, the season would be shut down, and he alerted their TV network partners to have alternate programming. “There are so many unknowns in all of this,’’ Boston Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis told reporters.
