'I'm just worried about the guys, I really am,' manager Dave Martinez said.
The Washington Nationals hope to play a doubleheader in Philadelphia on Thursday, a day after their game against the Phillies was postponed when four players and eight staffers tested positive for COVID-19.
The postponement came one day after Nationals star Trea Turner left a game against Philadelphia in the first inning following his positive test for the virus. Turner was among the four players who tested positive.The Nationals-Phillies matchup was scheduled to be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Thursday, but there will be another round of testing to determine if anyone else tests positive.
“I’m just worried about the guys, I really am,” Martinez said. “It’s been a tough go; this doesn’t make it any easier.”Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia was empty Wednesday after the Nationals and Phillies' game was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Nationals.
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