Report: Marlins remain in Philadelphia, home opener against Orioles canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Miami Marlins are stuck in Philadelphia and will not fly home to face the Baltimore Orioles for their home opener Monday night, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Source: Marlins’ game tonight against Orioles in Miami has been cancelled. Team still in Philadelphia.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2020

Marlins dealing with widespread COVID-19 outbreak

This news comes on the heels of an ongoing development that broke Sunday. The team is currently dealing with an outbreak of positive COVID-19 cases, with at least four players testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

Miami was scheduled to fly home Sunday after its game but remained in Philadelphia overnight. Then, on Monday morning, concerns that more players may end up testing positive began brewing.

As we await the official lab test results this morning from the Marlins, there is real concern many more players have tested positive for COVID-19. This will be the day we find out if MLB can continue to play amidst one team being hit so hard with the virus.

— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) July 27, 2020

Now long afterward, those fears were realized. Jeff Passan of ESPN shared the dire news that eight more players and two coaches have tested positive.

Eight more players and two coaches with the Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19, as an outbreak has spread throughout their clubhouse and brought the total of cases in recent days to at least 14, sources familiar with the situation tell me and @JesseRogersESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 27, 2020

The writing was on the wall that the team’s home opener against Baltimore Monday would be canceled when it was announced that the Marlins’ charter flight home was canceled.

Developing situation in Philadelphia. Miami Marlins charter home this AM has been cancelled, after it was rescheduled from yesterday due to COVID testing. #JuntosMiami supposed to play Orioles tonight in home opener. #Marlins pic.twitter.com/nBguj9e1Md

— Sports + Aviation (@SportsAviation) July 27, 2020

Just days into the 2020 MLB season, and it appears the league is in danger of failing to finish it.