Report: Miami Marlins season suspended by Major League Baseball amid COVID-19 outbreak

According to a report from Bob Nightengale, the Miami Marlins season has been suspended by Major League Baseball due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

From USA Today:

The Miami Marlins’ season was suspended by Major League Baseball amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases that resulted in 15 players and two staff members testing positive from Friday to Tuesday, according to a baseball official with direct knowledge of the decision.

The official spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because it has not been officially announced.  

The action is a remarkable but pragmatic pause, sidelining one of the 30 MLB teams attempting to play a 60-game schedule through a pandemic, with one potential outcome being that the Marlins – and their upcoming opponents – may not play the season in full. 

The Marlins’ outbreak had already resulted in a handful of postponements Monday and Tuesday: Two Marlins games against the Baltimore Orioles in Miami, and a pair of Phillies-New York Yankees games in Philadelphia, site of the Marlins’ three-game weekend series. 

Now, the Marlins will have up to seven games to make up: Four against the Orioles and three against the Washington Nationals, their weekend opponents in Miami. 

Nation, do you think the 2020 MLB season will be played in its entirety?