In a little over a week of the season, Major League Baseball is obviously already suffering its 2nd team-level outbreak.
We understood that the Cardinals had 2 favorable results from tests carried out on Wednesday, and more results are coming in today. The early reports are unsightly:
At a human level, I just hope everyone impact is OK in the long run.
Unless, that is, the personnel and gamers have actually been treating each other strongly as though they were infected already (and we can see on Television gamers are not doing that). While its great for MLB and the MLBPA and whoever else to remind players to do this or that and be severe and whatever, it was nearly definitely already too late for the Cardinals.
More bad news. Im hearing at least 4 more Cardinals players have actually evaluated positive for Covid.
— Trevor Plouffe (@trevorplouffe) August 1, 2020
There have actually been numerous Cardinals players that have actually tested favorable for Covid-19. Per sources. More than 5.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) August 1, 2020
Hear multiple Cardinals workers tested positive. Dont have breakdown of players/staff
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 1, 2020
The players will get tested, checked, checked, and the league will try to figure out how wide the spread is. All Cardinals games will be delayed for quite a while, and now there are big concerns about the Twins and Indians, each of whom shared a field and/or a locker room space with the Cardinals within 24 hours of those Wednesday tests.
Well update when news comes down, and well see if MLB is content to simply close down specific groups and rake ahead, or if this is the tipping point for the season.
The timing on this– what Anthony Rizzo stated when word initially boiled down about the Cardinals:
The gamers will get tested, tested, checked, and the league will try to figure out how large the spread is. All Cardinals video games will be delayed for rather a while, and now there are huge concerns about the Twins and Indians, each of whom shared a field and/or a locker room area with the Cardinals within 24 hours of those Wednesday tests.
We hope tomorrow when we wake up the Cardinals (have) just 2 of their men– and not 6 to eight– and it doesnt spread there.
There have actually been several Cardinals gamers that have evaluated positive for Covid-19. While its fine for MLB and the MLBPA and whoever else to advise players to do this or that and be major and whatever, it was practically certainly already too late for the Cardinals.
Anthony Rizzo understands how vulnerable the Cubs good start (5-2, no favorable gamer tests) is: “We come in today, we do our job. We hope tomorrow when we awaken the Cardinals (have) just two of their people– and not six to eight– and it doesnt spread out there.” https://t.co/wBO6uPbXhb.
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) August 1, 2020.
