A member of the Oakland Athletics organization tested positive for the coronavirus, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s game Sunday against the Houston Astros. …
A member of the Oakland Athletics organization tested positive for the coronavirus, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s game Sunday against the Houston Astros. The finale of the A’s three-game series at Minute Maid Park was called off less than four hours before the scheduled first pitch. The A’s said the team conducted testing and contact tracing for the entire traveling party Sunday morning at the hotel and would self-isolate in Houston with recommended safety precautions in place. There were no details provided on whether the positive test came from a player, coach or someone else. Oakland general manager David Forst, who was not traveling with the team, said the A’s will stay put until at least Monday morning, with hopes of receiving further test results and determining whether this is “an isolated infection.” “This is our priority right now, making sure our people are healthy and safe,” Forst said. Forst said the A’s were informed shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday by MLB there had been a positive result from Friday’s regular round of testing. The latest tests are being flown to the MLB-used lab in Utah. He doesn’t know when the A’s will play again. “Anything beyond today, we’re not going to speculate on. Ultimately, we need to see if this is an isolated infection or a larger issue,” Forst said.
