COVID-19
MLB player Aroldis Chapman tests positive for COVID-19
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New York Yankees baseball player Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for COVID-19.
Team manager Aaron Boone made the announcement Saturday.
“We did have a player test positive. It was Aroldis Chapman, so he is not at camp. He’s got mild symptoms but overall is doing well,” Boone said in a statement to the press. “He will not be here for the foreseeable future. Beyond that, I’m not going to get into commenting much on him.”
Chapman joins his teammates Luis Cessa and infielder DJ LeMahieu who both had positive results as well. The Yankees, like other MLB teams, have been following special protocol in getting players tested who show any signs of COVID-19.
“At this point, I feel like we’re following all protocols. We have not had any other positive tests. We’ve adhered to all the contact-tracing things. So we feel like we’ve handled it and are handling it,” Boone said. “And again, this is something that, even moving forward, a positive test is probably going to come our way, and it’s about doing all the things that, hopefully as a whole, keep us safe and healthy. But right now, we feel like we’re doing a good job in here of managing.”
Chapman will isolate himself from the rest of the team to not risk passing the virus on to other players.
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