Yoenis Cespedes was not available for the start of the New York Mets’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, and the team was unable to provide an explanation as to why. He was also selected to the All-Star game that season. Injuries have curtailed the Cuban's progress with the Mets. Staycationers are urged NOT to travel with roads into Devon and Cornwall at a...'Coronavirus is a poor person's virus': Silcon Valley's elite are throwing lavish parties where guests take...Russia fights to stop an outbreak of bubonic plague by vaccinating 32,000 people after virus spreads from...So how CAN you get home from France: Trains, planes and automobiles - all the ways you can get back to UK by...Northampton sandwich factory which supplies M&S is STILL open - despite almost 300 workers testing positive...Nicola Sturgeon 'stopped holidaymakers from getting an extra 24 HOURS to get back from France': Scottish...Landlords must reveal if tenants they try to evict have been affected by coronavirus - or the case can be...Stunned dog groomer is accused of fraud after coronavirus grant mix-up saw her paid £240,000 instead of the...ANOTHER counting fiasco: Public Health England still hasn't taken off the 30,000 duplicate cases it removed...Getting your temperature checked in the morning may be pointless: Covid-19 cases could be missed because...England's Covid outbreak ISN'T spiralling out of control: ONS now estimates 3,800 people are getting...Football crowds are given the green light to return to matches next month as the Government eases lockdown...England is still far off herd immunity as just 6% of the nation caught Covid-19 during the first wave - but...£3,200 fines for shunning face masks: Boris Johnson unveils penalties for repeat offenders will keep...Restaurant chain boss is left stunned after receiving more than 800 applicants for 15 new roles when he...Lockdown rules in Wales will be eased on August 22 if infection figures remain stable allowing people to see...'Do they think appointments just come out of thin air?' The relationship between Yoenis Cespedes and the New York Mets hit a new low after the Cuban star failed to report to the stadium for the Braves game.

The sides will meet again on Monday night (Tuesday IST). New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes is the latest MLB player to opt out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We will support him (Cespedes) in that decision.

Two other games scheduled for Friday involving the Marlins, Nationals, Blue Jays and Phillies had already been postponed because of an outbreak among Miami players and two positive tests on Philadelphia's coaching staff.

'It is not clear where Cespedes was as of Sunday afternoon but the Mets are said to have been told of his decision mid game, The coronavirus had already forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule Friday, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season.

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Céspedes decided not to report to Truist Park in Atlanta for the Mets’ game against the Braves on Sunday but never informed the team of that decision. Cespedes has 165 career homers to his name with a batting average of .273.

Sujay Chakraborty Baseball reporters said their sources told them that Cespedes was not in danger. New York Mets star Yoenis Cespedes said he is opting out of the baseball season for 'COVID-related reasons', hours after sparking panic by not showing up for a game. The New York Mets are playing a Major League Baseball game right now in Atlanta, Georgia, and star Yoenis Céspedes is missing.