MIAMI _ The Miami Marlins and Major League Baseball continue to investigate what caused an outbreak of COVID-19 that resulted in 18 members of the Marlins' traveling party in Philadelphia, including 16 players, testing positive and the team's season being shut down at least through Sunday.
But also at issue is whether Marlins players will be paid for the seven games postponed this week.
The team's full traveling party, for the time being, will remain quarantined in Philadelphia as they wait for clarity from MLB about the next steps in resuming their season.
The Marlins had one new positive test from its round of testing Tuesday, a source confirmed Wednesday. The team already went through another round of testing Wednesday morning. Results typically take between 12 and 24 hours.
According to multiple sources briefed on the situation, some Marlins players who tested positive for COVID-19 have experienced mild symptoms, such as aches, a sore throat and runny nose. None are believed to have become very ill or required hospitalization as of late Tuesday night.
The Marlins are "trying to get as much info as possible" to determine the outbreak's origin and are still in the investigative phase, according to a source. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday said the league has "some theories as to what might have happened" but "nothing definitive at this point."
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter, in a Tuesday statement, said the team "conducted a successful and healthy Spring 2.0 before departing on the road and experiencing challenges."
The Marlins did not have any positive tests surface during the three weeks that they practiced at Marlins Park in preparation for the season.
After finishing that round of practices, the Marlins were in Atlanta for a pair of exhibition games against the Braves on July 21 and 22 and have been in Philadelphia ever since.
Their first positive test came Friday. Three more positive COVID-19 results came in hours before the Marlins played their Sunday series finale against the Phillies. Seven more positive results came Monday, then four more Tuesday and one more Wednesday.
The outbreak has caused the Marlins to remain isolated at two hotels in Philadelphia. Those who tested positive were taken to a separate hotel in Philadelphia where they remain in quarantine. Everyone else in the traveling party remains at the original team hotel, where they are avoiding any form of group gatherings.
The Marlins also halted practices at their alternate training site in Jupiter on Tuesday, according to a source. This is precautionary since eight players working out at the alternate site were part of the team's travel roster for two exhibition games in Atlanta. No one at the Jupiter site has been confirmed to have tested positive since the outbreak inside the traveling party began.
