As MLB owners and the MLBPA continue to bicker about the finances of baseball during the midst of a pandemic, it has become somewhat overlooked that the phrase in the midst of a pandemic was used in that very sentence. Despite states choosing to reopen almost everything after two full months on lockdown, the numbers and spread of COVID-19 continue to ramp back up, with the state of Florida being one of the very hot spots in this country.
The virus knows no friends, either. Today, we learned from Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia that no fewer than eight people - including five Philadelphia Phillies players - have tested positive for the virus, with multiple other positive confirmations expected as the test results roll in.