Photo by Tomas Eidsvold on UnsplashNEWSTwo 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, 2020Contact 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: 459The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsEli FishmanEli 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 SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on February 9, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020 Two-Time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz is a Very Busy Woman by Candace Cordelia | posted on February 2, 2021More in NEWS Nike Executive Ann Hebert Leaves Company Following Reports Of Son’s Sneaker Flipping BusinessNike Executive Ann Hebert Leaves Company Following Reports Of Connection Of Her Son’s Sneaker... Supportive Fans and Golfers Help Tiger Woods Through His ‘Tough Time’Tiger Woods Receives Support from PGA Golfers and Fans Last week there was a... Alex Smith, Washington Football Team Reportedly Parting WaysAlex Smith recently told GQ Magazine that the Washington Football team “did not want him... Jalen Johnson the “Student” AthleteJalen Johnson opted out of the remainder of the men’s basketball season at Duke... 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)