Photo by Tomas Eidsvold on Unsplash NEWS Two Mets Test Positive For Coronavirus Two members of the New York Mets organization have tested positive for coronavirus by Eli Fishman August 20, 2020 According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Thursday night’s New York Mets game against the Miami Marlins has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test. One staff member and one player have reportedly tested positive. The New York Mets game against the Miami Marlins tonight is postponed after someone in the Mets organization tested positive for COVID-19, a source tells ESPN. @JonHeyman was first with the postponement. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 20, 2020 Contact tracing and re-testing of the Mets and Marlins rosters will ensue, and the teams will be quarantined for the time being. Thursday was supposed to be the Mets’ final game of a series in Miami against the Marlins. Florida of course is one of the coronavirus hotspots of the world. Friday’s game against the New York Yankees in the historic “Subway Series” has been postponed as well. The Mets are now the fifth MLB team to have at least one positive case, others include the Marlins, Phillies, Reds, and Cardinals. UPDATE: The Mets weekend series against the Yankees has been postponed. The two teams are looking at playing a doubleheader on Monday, if no further tests come back positive. Mets players who were not found to be in close contact with the positive’s flew back to New York last night and are currently quarantining. Double G Sports will continue to update this story as more information becomes available. Post Views: 713 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Eli Fishman Eli Fishman is a 16-year old college and minor league baseball writer for Double G Sports. He writes about MLB and MLB Draft prospects. Eli has experience broadcasting college baseball and has his own website and YouTube channel where he interviews professional baseball players. Latest posts by Eli Fishman (see all) Yankees Legends, Somerset Patriots Announce New Double-A Affiliation - November 11, 2020 A Recap of Thursday’s Mets Protest, PR Mess - August 29, 2020 MLBN Adds Buck Showalter as Analyst - August 26, 2020 Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3.9 Million - August 24, 2020 Related Topics2020 MLB SeasonBaseballbaseball coronavirusCoronavirusmets coronavirusMLBNew York Metsny mets Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 A Conversation with Nancy Newman: “We Are All a Yankee Family” by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on July 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 More in NEWS French Officials Identify Over 400 Sports Figures Suspected of Sexual Violence Sixty people have faced criminal proceedings, and over 100 have been remove from their... Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi To Be The Face Of Mountain... WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season The WNBA’s 25th season also marks the debut of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. You Know I’m Right, Episode 31: ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian (Audio) INTERVIEW: Stephanie Montgomery shares her love of baseball with new children’s book (VIDEO)