Fauci Says MLB Season May Be in Peril, NFL May Need ‘Bubble’
- Miami player outbreak could put baseball season in danger
- Sports leagues are trying to resume amid coronavirus pandemic
A Houston Astros worker looks for a home run ball during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Texas on July 27.
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The nation’s top infectious disease expert said that the Major League Baseball season may be in danger after 12 Miami Marlins players and two coaches tested positive for Covid-19 -- and that the outbreak doesn’t bode well for the start of professional football.
“I don’t believe they need to stop but we just need to follow this and see what happens with other teams on a day-by-day basis,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview Tuesday with ABC.