Major League Baseball announced several scheduling updates following the postponement of recent games as a result of positive tests for COVID-19. All scheduled games must to be completed prior to the end of the 2020 season.

All these scheduled make-up games might even require another schedule change because all it takes is some more rain-outs and another Coronavirus breakout.

There’s been one more known player who tested positive for COVID-19 from the St. Louis Cardinals, so now their 3-game series vs the Chicago Cubs was canceled for this weekend.

Unfortunately, for the Miami Marlins, they face the toughest task as they’re forced to play 27 games  in 23 days. Yes, you read that right.

PHI @ MIA
The three-game series between the Phillies and Marlins, which was originally scheduled for August 4th-6th, will be rescheduled during the Clubs’ scheduled four-game series in September. The teams will play seven games against one another in a five-day span.

• Thursday, September 10th — 6:40 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)
  –  Friday, September 11th — 5:10 p.m. (ET)  doubleheader (regularly scheduled game and make-up from Tuesday, August 4th)
  –  Saturday, September 12th — 6:10 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)
  –  Sunday, September 13th — 1:10 p.m. (ET)  doubleheader (regularly scheduled game and make-up from Wednesday, August 5th)
  –  Monday, September 14th — 4:10 p.m. (ET)  start (make-up from Thursday, August 6th)

BOS @ MIA
– As a result of the Phillies-Marlins series  from Thursday, September 10th-Monday, September 14th, the Red Sox-Marlins series originally scheduled for  Monday, September 14th-Wednesday, September 16that Marlins Park has shifted to  Tuesday, September 15th-Thursday, September 17th.
– The  Tuesday, September 15th  game and  Wednesday, September 16th  game will each begin  at 6:40 p.m. (ET).
– The  Thursday, September 17th  game time is  a 1:10 p.m.(ET) start.

WSH @ MIA
– The three-game series between the Marlins and Washington Nationals, which was originally scheduled for July 31st-August 2nd, will be rescheduled across two different scheduled meetings between the Clubs later this season.

Friday, August 21st-Monday, August 24th  in Washington
–  Friday, August 21st — 6:05 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)
–  Saturday, August 22nd — 4:05 p.m. (ET)  start with Nationals serving as the home team during Game 1, which is the regularly scheduled game, and the Marlins serving as the home team during Game 2, which is a make-up of the Friday, July 31st game.
–  Sunday, August 23rd — 12:35 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)
–  Monday, August 24th — 6:05 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)

Friday, September 18th-Sunday, September 20th  in Miami
–  Friday, September 18th — 5:10 p.m. (ET)  doubleheader start (regularly scheduled game and make-up from Saturday, August 1st)
–  Saturday, September 19th — 6:10 p.m. (ET)  start (regularly scheduled game)
–  Sunday, September 20th — 1:10 p.m. (ET)  doubleheader start (regularly scheduled game and make-up from Sunday, August 2nd)

STL @ DET & DET @ STL

• The four-game home-and-home series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers, which was originally scheduled for August 3rd-6th, will be rescheduled as two doubleheaders.
  – The first doubleheader will be played  on Thursday, August 13th  at Comerica Park  beginning at 1:10 p.m. (ET)/12:10 p.m. (CT).
  – The second will be played  on Thursday, September 10th  at Busch Stadium  beginning at 2:15 p.m. (ET)/1:15 p.m. (CT).

STL @ CWS & MIL @ CHI
– As a result of the STL-DET doubleheader  on Thursday, August 13th, the originally scheduled game between the Cardinals and Chicago White Sox  on Thursday, August 13th, which was originally set to be played at “Field of Dreams” in Dyersville, Iowa, will move to  Friday, August 14th  at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago  beginning at 8:10 p.m. (ET)/7:10 p.m. (CT).
– As a result of the STL-CWS game moving to  Friday, August 14th, FOX has added the Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs game  on Thursday, August 13th.  The start time has been changed from the originally scheduled  4:05 p.m. (ET)/3:05 p.m. (CT) to 7:15 p.m. (ET)/6:15 p.m. (CT).

MIL-DET
– As a result of the STL-DET doubleheader  on Thursday, September 10th, the originally scheduled  7:10 p.m. (ET)  game between the Tigers and Brewers at Comerica Park  on Wednesday, September 9thhas been changed to  a 1:10 p.m.  (ET) start.

STL @ MIL
– The three-game series between the Cardinals and Brewers, which was originally scheduled for July 31st-August 2nd, will be rescheduled as part of three doubleheaders during scheduled meetings between the Clubs later in the season  on Monday, September 14th  and  Wednesday, September 16that Miller Park, as well as  Friday, September 25th  at Busch Stadium with the Brewers serving as the home team for Game 1 of the doubleheader.

PHI @ TOR
– The Toronto Blue Jays will host the Philadelphia Phillies for a doubleheader  on Thursday, August 20th  at Sahlen Field in Buffalo  beginning at 1:05 p.m. (ET). These games will make up the games originally scheduled for Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st.

• As part of rescheduling the Phillies at Blue Jays series, the following game time adjustments have been made for  Wednesday, August 19th:

TOR @ BAL, originally scheduled for  7:35 p.m. (ET), will now  start at 1:05 p.m. (ET).
PHI @ BOS, originally scheduled for  7:05 p.m. (ET), will now  start at 1:35 p.m. (ET).

• The Blue Jays and Phillies will also play a doubleheader  on Friday, September 18th  at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia  beginning at 4:05 p.m. (ET). This has been changed from the originally scheduled  7:05 p.m. (ET)  start. The Blue Jays will be the home team in Game 1, which will be a make-up for the game originally scheduled for Sunday, August 2nd. The Phillies will be the home team in Game 2, which will be the originally scheduled game for that day.

NYY @ BAL

• The game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 5th at Camden Yards, will be made up as part of a doubleheader  on Friday, September 4th beginning at 5:05 p.m. (ET).

BOS @ PHI
– The two-game series between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park  on Tuesday, September 8th  and  Wednesday, September 9thhas been changed to a doubleheader  on Tuesday, September 8th beginning at 4:05 p.m. (ET). The second game of the doubleheader will not begin any earlier than  7:05 p.m. (ET)  since it is an FS1 national telecast. Both Clubs will have  Wednesday, September 9th  as an off-day.

I feel sorry for whoever had to formulate all the above schedule changes because it’ll most likely need to be modified- one or  twice.

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