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Cincinnati Reds awaiting more COVID-19 testing results, won't play Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday

After one Cincinnati Reds player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday night, the team sat in a holding pattern while awaiting more test results.

The wait will continue for at least one more day. The Reds were optimistic about playing a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday because both teams shared an off day, but that was called off by Sunday afternoon.

"MLB has decided protocol-wise that they did not want us to play Monday," Pirates manager Derek Shelton told Pittsburgh reporters. "What goes into that decision happens a lot higher than me. They just informed us that we’re not going to play Monday, and we’ll reschedule.