Mets-Nationals opening season series postponed over COVID-19 outbreak

The series between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals has been postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak among Nationals players, MLB said in a statement Friday. The announcement comes after the initial matchup for both teams was postponed a day prior.

"Major League Baseball announced today that the remainder of this weekend's series between the host Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, which includes games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, has been postponed due to continued follow-up testing and contract tracing involving members of the Nationals organization," the statement said. Three Nationals players tested positive for COVID-19, with one more player likely, the team's general manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday. Rizzo said the infected players are in quarantine and the team is conducting extensive contact tracing.