Well, it hasn’t taken long for Major League Baseball’s abbreviated season to realize a possible worst-case scenario.
After just an opening weekend of games, the Miami Marlins have a full-on coronavirus outbreak within their team after a road series in Philadelphia. According to USA TODAY Sports, at least 14 Marlins players and staff members have tested positive for the virus. Their scheduled game against the Orioles was postponed — as was the Phillies’ game against the Yankees.
Ahead of the season, players were given the opportunity to opt out of playing in this bubble-less restart. And Dodgers pitcher David Price was among the players to pass on the risk.
And it doesn’t seem like Price is regretting that decision after witnessing how MLB is handling the Marlins outbreak.
Now we REALLY get to see if MLB is going to put players health first. Remember when Manfred said players health was PARAMOUNT?! Part of the reason I’m at home right now is because players health wasn’t being put first. I can see that hasn’t changed.
— David Price (@DAVIDprice24) July 27, 2020
Price took to Twitter on Monday and called out MLB for already failing to put player safety and health first. The Marlins were allowed to play on Sunday even after multiple positive tests within the clubhouse, and MLB doesn’t have daily testing.
Price said that he opted out of the season because he didn’t see Rob Manfred putting player safety first. And thus far, the league has done little to prove otherwise.
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