Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

After two Phillies staff members tested positive for coronavirus, the upcoming weekend series against the Blue Jays was postponed.

Philadelphia announced Thursday that two staff members – a coach and a member of the clubhouse staff – tested positive for COVID-19.

When the opponents for the Orioles (Marlins) and Yankees (Phillies) had to postpone series due to COVID-19 concerns, the two AL East rivals pivoted.

MLB suspended Marlins’ season so team could deal with coronavirus. Commissioner Rob Manfred must consider what it would take to call whole thing off.

Two teams – the Marlins and Reds – have already seen multiple players scratched or placed on the injured list without explanation.

Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks of the Yankees took a knee during the playing of the national anthem as silent protests continued across MLB.

The undertones of playing baseball for first time amid pandemic that’s killed 144,000 Americans were undeniable. It was apparent across ballpark.

Players clutched a black cloth that winded from the Nationals’ first base line around to the Yankees on the third-base line.

Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.