Thirty-one players were positive for COVID-19 in Major League Baseballs first round of coronavirus screening, the league and gamers union announced Friday.
Seven team member likewise evaluated positive. The 38 positives represent 1.2% of 3,185 samples collected for the very first set of outcomes. For comparison, the NBA on June 26 reported a 5.3% rate of positive tests (16 of 302) among players, while MLS revealed a positive rate of 2.7% (18 of 668) amongst gamers 2 days later.
The positives originate from 19 MLB teams, the league said. All 30 groups began training camp Friday at their house ballparks.
2 RelatedMLB will not recognize who evaluates positive for the coronavirus, mentioning privacy laws. Teams also will not particularly announce a COVID-19 hurt list placement for a player who is eliminated from the club after testing positive; it will simply be a trip to the injured.
If a players test is favorable for COVID-19, he will be advised to self-isolate immediately. He will be treated with procedures that are detailed in the operations manual that the league and union accepted as part of settlements that led to a 60-game 2020 season.
Cleveland Indians outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. was one gamer announced Friday as screening favorable. Chris Antonetti, the groups president of baseball operations, said DeShields checked positive prior to pertaining to Cleveland.
The 2020 MLB season is set to start July 23 or 24.
