As Major League Baseball prepares to start its season, a massive set of coronavirus test results shows that 28 out of the league’s 30 teams have had a
As Major League Baseball prepares to start its season, a massive set of coronavirus test results shows that 28 out of the league’s 30 teams have had a player or staff member test positive.
So far, a total of 71 players and 12 staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus, MLB announced Friday.
When teams convened for training camps at the beginning of the month, the league carried out intake screenings. Some 58 players and eight staff members tested positive. That’s a rate of 1.8%, with more than 3,700 samples tested.
And since they arrived, players and staff have been retested multiple times each week. Thirteen additional players and four staff members were found to be infected.
The results highlight the challenges of launching a season amid a global pandemic. But Dr. Gary Green, the MLB’s medical director, said in an interview with MLB Network that league officials are encouraged by the results.
