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Report: Yankees, Nationals, Phillies Will Be Paid for Games Missed Amid Outbreak
Chris Szagola/Associated PressNew York Yankees, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies players “will be paid for any games they do not play” because of the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark. The three teams are dealing with the fallout from the Marlins’ outbreak in various ways, but they are essentially not…
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New York Yankees, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies players “will be paid for any games they do not play” because of the Miami Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark.
The three teams are dealing with the fallout from the Marlins' outbreak in various ways, but they are essentially not liable for a situation MLB has deemed out of their control.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
Union also raised the issue of full pay for the Marlins if they play fewer than 60 games, but the league was not prepared to make that commitment, a source says. https://t.co/AOHGToq0NV
The Yankees were scheduled to play a two-game series against the Phillies this week, but the games were postponed by Major League Baseball after the Marlins' outbreak.
Miami played a three-game set to open the season at the Phillies, during which time a number of players contracted the coronavirus. As many as 17 players have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, and MLB decided to postpone the Marlins' season for a week to keep the team isolated.
No other teams have recorded positive tests.
Mark Feinsand @Feinsand
MLB makes it official: Marlins postponed through Sunday, Yankees to play at Orioles Wednesday and Thursday, Phillies off until Friday. Full release: https://t.co/eHVd0FznSE
Instead, the Yankees will now play the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Nationals were scheduled to visit the Marlins this weekend.
Prior to MLB's decision, the Nationals took an internal team vote, and the “vast majority” chose not to travel to Miami given their opponents' current status, per Rosenthal.
The league has decided that regardless of the situation, the teams impacted by Miami's outbreak will continue to receive their full paychecks if those games cannot be made up later. It's unclear whether the Marlins will continue to receive their full checks as scheduled as well.
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