Twins: Sano, Astudillo test positive for COVID-19
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The Minnesota Twins said Friday that catcher Willians Astudillo was among four players on the team who’ve tested positive for COVID-19.
Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey said pitcher Edwar Colina and infielder Nick Gordon also tested positive. The other player who tested positive wasn’t disclosed.
Saturday, the team said first baseman Miguel Sano was the fourth player who also tested positive. He’s being quarantined away from the team.
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Falvey said Colina has since tested negative.
…Astudillo is asymptomatic.
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Players need to clear two negative tests before they are permitted to join the workouts at Target Field.
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Players need two negative tests after testing positive before they can join the team, which began workouts at Target Field Friday.
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A total of 31 Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%, MLB and the players’ association announced Friday.
FILE - Minnesota Twins' Willians Astudillo hits an RBI single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo.[AP Photo/Charlie Riedel]
The positive tests occurred among 19 of the 30 teams, according to results of the samples sent to the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory in South Jordan, Utah. There were 3,185 samples collected and tested through the first week of intake testing.
MLB and the union established a COVID-19 related injured list with no specific minimum days. There are three reasons specified for placement on that IL: a positive test, exposure to coronavirus or symptoms that require isolation or additional assessment.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.