Mets-Nationals Opening Day game postponed due to coronavirus [View all]

The Mets’ new era will have to wait a bit to get started. Thursday night’s scheduled opener in D.C. is being postponed because of positive coronavirus tests on the Nationals, MLB announced. The game won’t be played on Friday’s scheduled off day either.

“Out of an abundance of caution, the game will not be made up on Friday,” the league said in a statement that pinned the postponement on “ongoing contact tracing involving members of the Nationals organization.”

A Nationals player tested positive on Wednesday, knocking out four other players due to contact tracing. Another Washington player may have tested positive on Thursday.

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