The Latest: MLB says Marlins-Orioles start might be delayed

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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The Miami Marlins are supposed to end an eight-day hiatus with a game at Camden Yards on Monday night against the Orioles, but those plans have been temporarily put on hold.

Major League Baseball released a statement around three hours before the scheduled 7:35 p.m. start saying the game “may be delayed as we await the final test results clearing the Marlins to resume play.”

The team had not arrived at the ballpark by 4:45, but the Marlins were expected to receive clearance to play from MLB shortly after that, a person familiar with the situation told the AP on condition of anonymity.

Miami hasn’t played a game since July 26. After that series against the Phillies, the Marlins’ season was suspended because of a coronavirus outbreak on the team. At least 18 players, and 21 in the traveling party, tested positive.

Monday night’s game is a makeup from July 29, which was supposed to be Baltimore’s home opener. The Orioles instead played the New York Yankees.

— Reporting by Steven Wine in Miami.

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The Detroit Lions removed quarterback Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list and said he received a false positive test result.

The list was created for players who either test positive for COVID-19 or have been in close contact with an infected person. Stafford was listed on it Saturday, but the team said Tuesday his testing sequence for the pre-entry period was: negative, negative, false positive — then the next three tests were all negative.

“To be clear, Matthew does NOT have COVID-19 and never has had COVID-19 and the test in question was a False-Positive,” the team said in a statement. “Also, all of Matthew’s family have been tested and everyone is negative.”

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