Because of testing results delay, some MLB clubs have temporarily suspended summer camps, which started on July 1.
Less than a week after Major League Baseball clubs welcomed back players in preparation of an abbreviated season, the league has experienced a delay in getting Covid-19 test results because of the Independence Day holiday.
FedEx, which has an exclusive contract with the MLB to retrieve and deliver testing kits to the facility it’s using in Utah, wasn’t operational over the holiday weekend. According to the company’s published schedule, FedEx’s express-delivery unit had modified service on July 3, and was closed on July 4 and July 5. With FedEx not running, MLB used a service from another airline, which delivered some of the test results to teams.
Some MLB clubs temporarily suspended summer camps due to delayed testing results for players and staff.
