As Marlins deal with coronavirus outbreak, MLB proceeds with caution

Thursday, a couple hours before the official start of the new season, Major League Baseball owners ratified a 16-team playoff structure. It was no more radical, perhaps, than the idea of a 60-game regular season. No plan is too large for last-minute tinkering this year – not in this, the shortest and strangest of seasons.
MLB will have to adjust on the fly again after postponing two games Monday. A total of 11 Miami Marlins players reportedly tested positive for coronavirus in Philadelphia