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MLB moves Puerto Rico series amid Zika concerns
- Updated: May 6, 2016
4:50 PM ET
NEW YORK — Zika virus concerns have forced the Pirates-Marlins series out of Puerto Rico, with baseball saying the two games will instead be played this month in Miami.
Major League Baseball and the players’ union made the announcement Friday. Pittsburgh and Miami will meet May 30-31 at Marlins Park.
The union had asked Commissioner Rob Manfred to relocate the games after several players expressed fears about getting and possibly transmitting the Zika virus.
The Marlins and Pirates were scheduled to play a two-game series at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but the series has been moved to Miami over …
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