BALTIMORE (WAVY) — Baseball is back! Except in the Beltway.
Opening Day games for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals were both delayed Thursday, for different reasons.
The Orioles were supposed to play the Red Sox, but rain is in the forecast in Boston. The game will now be played Friday at 2:10 p.m.
The Nationals were supposed to play the Mets on Thursday night, but that’s been delayed due to COVID-19 issues, per ESPN’s Buster Posey.
The Nationals had a player test positive for the virus on Wednesday and four other players and a staff member were considered close contacts. It’s unclear when the Nationals will play again.