Thirty-one players and seven MLB employees tested positive for COVID-19 during tests conducted as the first step to resume training, an infection rate of 1.2%.
The majors and the players’ union announced the results on Friday as the teams began training. It was the first sporting activity organized by the clubs since March 12, when the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the preseason.
The trainings take place two weeks before the date the campaign would begin. Opening day has been set as July 23, the latest date in baseball history.
Positive tests for coronavirus were presented on 19 of the 30 teams, based on the results of samples sent to the Sports Medicine Research and Analysis Laboratory in South Jordan, Utah.
3,185 samples were collected during the first week of testing.
The players who have contracted the virus were not identified, but some teams have raised suspicions, by including some players on the disabled lists this week without specifying the ailment they suffer. AP (HN)