Mets To Return to Action Tuesday, Subway Series DH Set For Weekend

 The New York Mets will be back in action tonight when they welcome the visiting Miami Marlins to Citi Field for four game series that will include a make-up doubleheader on Tuesday. The DH makes up the game that was canceled in South Beach last week when two Mets (a player and employee) tested positive for Coronavirus. 

Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported Monday both the player and employee are feeling better. Major League Baseball meanwhile confirmed that the Mets had tested negative for the virus on Monday, allowing the team to resume play after taking four days off. 

As for the Subway Series that was whipped away this past weekend because of the virus scare, the Mets and New York Yankees will play two double-headers this weekend, one on Friday, the other on Sunday. 

Both teams share a common off day on September 3 to make up the final game of the lost series at Citi Field. 

The Mets will play nine games in six days as a result, but they are not the only team to deal with the virus, as the Phillies, Yankees, Orioles, Nationals, Pirates, Marlins, Cardinals, and Reds are just a few of the teams that have had to move games around because of the virus this season.