NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The New York Mets season opener against the Washington Nationals, scheduled for Thursday night at Nationals Park in D.C., has been postponed due to COVID-19, according to multiple reports.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday that five players and a staff member would be missing from Opening Day after a player tested positive for the potentially-deadly virus.
The positive result came from a test conducted Monday while the team was in Florida for spring training, he said.
The player who tested positive was in close contact with the four other players and the staff member on the flight home, so they are quarantining.
The individuals were not identified.
