U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) has officially paused the season of the Miami Marlins until Monday now that half the active roster have tested positive for coronavirus.

Four more Marlins reportedly tested positive Tuesday. This follows Monday’s news that 13 players and coaches from the Marlins had tested positive amid an outbreak on the team. Of the 13, 11 were believed to be players, which brings the total of Marlins players who have tested positive to 15 — or half of the team’s roster — in the five days their season has been going.

The Marlins were in limbo, as infected players recuperate and players from their taxi squad prepare to join the big-league team, so MLB made the decision to pause the Marlins’ season until next Monday. They were supposed to play the Orioles in Baltimore in a series that lasted until Thursday, then host the Washington Nationals in Miami from Friday-Sunday.

The league also said that more rescheduling for the week of Aug. 3 will be announced later.

The Marlins had four players test positive for Sunday’s game against the Phillies, but played anyway. Now, the Marlins have had Monday’s and Tuesday’s games against the Orioles postponed. Because the Marlins were visiting the Phillies at the time of the outbreak, the Phillies’ game against the Yankees on Monday was also postponed. Word came down early Tuesday morning that MLB has now postponed the second game of that Yankees-Phillies series.

Early reports from the Phillies tests are that no players tested positive, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, but it’s important to remember that the COVID-19 incubation period is up to 14 days.

The Marlins are still in Philadelphia, and the infected personnel will stay there, per MLB’s safety protocols. Players need to have two negative tests 24 hours apart before they can return. (SD-Agencies)