Negative outlook

NEW YORK (AFP) — The St. Louis Cardinals, already facing multiple COVID-19 cases that wiped out their weekend Major League Baseball (MLB) games, expect more positive results from testing Sunday, ESPN reported.

The Cardinals said in a statement they do not expect an update on test results before Monday and will remain at a hotel in Milwaukee, where three planned games against the Brewers were called off due to their cases.

ESPN reported that someone with the team said the last round of tests are “not good,” and that unnamed sources expect multiple new positives from the latest test results.

The Cardinals have had one player and three staff members test positive for COVID-19, and inconclusive results for another player and three staffers.

That follows 20 positive tests reported for the Miami Marlins and more for ballpark employees of the Philadelphia Phillies, who hosted the Marlins in the clubs’ opening MLB games of the season.