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Report: Marlins' outbreak up to 20, sick players to take buses to Miami

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One more Miami Marlins player has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

The team's outbreak now reportedly includes 18 players on the 30-man major-league roster and two coaches.

After remaining in Philadelphia since playing last weekend, the Marlins are using sleeper buses to transport infected players and personnel back to Miami, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN. The rest of the team will reportedly stay in Philadelphia before heading to Baltimore, New York, and Buffalo.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez said Tuesday members of the Marlins organization should quarantine for 14 days upon returning to South Florida.

Miami won't play until at least Monday after the outbreak forced Major League Baseball to alter its schedule.

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