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(Reuters) - This weekend's three-game series
between the visiting New York Yankees and crosstown rivals New
York Mets has been postponed due to two positive tests for
COVID-19, Major League Baseball said on Friday.
MLB said in a statement the games were postponed out of an
abundance of caution and to allow for additional testing and
contact tracing to be performed within the Mets' organization.
The Mets returned home from Florida on Thursday where the final
game of their four-game series versus the Miami Marlins was
postponed because of the positive tests.
The individuals that tested positive, reportedly a player and a
staff member, along with those traced to be within close contact
remained in Miami overnight on Thursday.
The Mets' home ballpark is a short walk from the USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center, where a warm-up tennis event
ahead of the Aug. 31-Sept. 13 U.S. Open is already underway.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ian Chadband)
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