CLEVELAND– Indians pitcher Zach Plesac said he feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have actually been unfairly depicted as “bad individuals” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the group for breaking COVID-19 procedure last weekend in Chicago.
Plesac, 25, stated he posted a six-minute video on his Instagram page Thursday to “get out the fact” to fans about his circumstance.
When they were with a small group at supper and later, Plesac keeps that his actions werent destructive and that he and Clevinger practiced social distancing. Plesac stated he has actually twice tested negative for the infection and understands the risks he took by going out.
Although he didnt reject breaking the groups code of conduct implemented to keep players safe, Plesac said reports about him and Clevinger have actually not been fair.
” The media is terrible, male,” Plesac said in the video. “They do some wicked things to develop stories and make things sound much better and make things sound even worse.”
Plesac stated he and Clevinger were within CDC guidelines when they left the team hotel and were never ever with “more than 8 individuals the entire night.”
He feels he and Clevinger are being cast as “bad colleagues, bad individuals and dragged across the mud.”
Plesac said that he understands the threats with COVID-19 and that his sibling has Type 1 diabetes and his mother is a nurse.
” It breaks my heart for people to believe Im a bad person or a bad teammate. I desire to be a good colleague.
Privacy laws avoid the Indians from revealing test outcomes for Plesac and Clevinger. The team has not stated whether the set will undergo additional discipline.
He acknowledged breaking team curfew Saturday when he and Clevinger left the team hotel, headed out to supper and fraternized Plesacs good friends. Plesac had pitched earlier in the day, getting the win as the Indians beat the White Sox.
After the Indians were informed by Major League Baseball security about the players being out in public, the group got a vehicle service to drive Plesac house so he wouldnt risk exposing himself to teammates if he had actually been contaminated by the coronavirus.
Clevinger didnt inform the team he was with Plesac and flew house with the team.
The Indians positioned the 2 right-handers on the restricted list Tuesday, when fellow pitcher Adam Plutko said Plesac and Clevinger had “injure us bad. They lied to us.”
On Wednesday, supervisor Terry Francona said Plesac and Clevinger “got some trust to earn back, and theyre gon na need to earn that back.”
” It breaks my heart for individuals to think Im a bad colleague or a bad individual. I wanted to share with you guys that moving forward, theres an altruism lesson taught here, and at the end of the day, I want everyone to be healthy. I desire to be a good teammate. I desire to win baseball games, male.
