In the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff of the Miami Marlins, most Americans interested in Major league Baseball say the season should be postponed entirely.
According to a YouGov snap poll of 1,000 Americans who are interested in the MLB, 56 percent say they should postpone the season, while roughly a third (35%) say the league shouldn’t. About one in 11 (9%) surveyed aren’t sure.
Just four days into its 60-game abbreviated season, the league called off three games after at least 17 players and coaches for the Miami Marlins tested positive for the coronavirus. Two games between the Marlins and Baltimore Orioles were postponed as well as the Monday night matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees.
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The MLB is the first of the major sports leagues to resume play during the pandemic. The National Hockey League is set to begin play Aug 1.
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