Welcome to another week at Gators Wire and this one has already gotten off to a wild start with the latest news from Major League Baseball’s coronavirus-shortened season.
BREAKING: Major League Baseball to hold an emergency meeting today after 14 Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19 following their weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
— Eric Jackson (@ericjackson) July 27, 2020
COVID-19 has made its first major impact on the restarted MLB schedule, with 14 members of the Miami Marlins testing positive for the virus after a weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies, resulting in the postponement of two games tonight and possibly more moving forward.
Statement from MLB pic.twitter.com/nP1xvOe8hU
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 27, 2020
Nonetheless, MLB appears to be hell-bent on pushing forward with its pandemic-truncated season despite what appears to be a significant chink in its coronavirus armor despite expert opinion to the contrary.
"I would recommend shutting the Marlins organization down for at least two weeks. You need to let the virus clear itself out of the clubhouse." — from epidemiologist @zbinney_NFLinj at Emory University.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 27, 2020
Enjoy the boys of summer while you can folks because this blimp is going down in flames. Hopefully, they put a stop to this madness before anyone gets seriously ill… or worse.
Here is the news from around the Gator Nation from his past weekend.
Around the Swamp
- Florida Gators’ 1979 football squad was among the worst in recent history: Though the team saw some recent struggles prior to the hiring of coach Dan Mullen in 2018, Gators fans can rejoice at the fact that the days of winless seasons appear to be a thing of the distant past.
- Gators flip 2021 three-star center Jake Slaughter from Florida State: The Florida Gators added their third commit in the 2021 class in the last seven days, flipping three-star Ocala center Jake Slaughter from the Florida State Seminoles on July 24.
- One of the top long snappers in the 2021 class Rocco Underwood commits to Florida: The program’s fourth commit in a one-week span and their second of the day, the Florida Gators added Lake Mary long snapper Rocco Underwood to their 2021 class on July 24.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
This is why we stick together. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/a5CwjS5fRU
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) July 25, 2020
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