Major League Baseball's coronavirus outbreak highlights challenges of reopening

By Emily Singer -July 27, 2020 1:33 PM

Even with plenty of resources and access to testing, Major League Baseball couldn't prevent a COVID-19 outbreak.

A coronavirus outbreak in Major League Baseball is threatening to end the baseball season less than a week after opening day — highlighting just how challenging it is to get back to life as normal in the midst of a pandemic.

A total of 14 players and staff members from the Miami Marlins tested positive for the coronavirus after their first series of the year with the Philadelphia Phillies. That outbreak has canceled the Marlins' scheduled game with the Baltimore Orioles Monday night, as well as the Phillies' scheduled Monday night game with the New York Yankees.

It comes after the league implemented numerous policies to prevent the spread of the virus, including social distancing guidelines, testing multiple times a week, and screening for symptoms daily.

Major League Baseball's outbreak comes as Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are demanding schools reopen this fall. However, schools don't have nearly the resources that baseball does to implement the same kind of rules. Nor do they have access to testing where results come back quickly —raising questions about how schools, along with high school and college sports, can resume.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/major-league-baseball-coronavirus-schools-reopen-donald-trump-miami-marlins-mlb-covid-19/

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