Minnesota Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey told reporters Thursday that a “few” players in the organization have tested positive for COVID-19.
Twins president Derek Falvey: A ‘few’ players have tested positive for COVID-19 — Sportress of Blogitude
‘It seems like a culture where they just cultivate bad apples,’ Houston Rockets’ Thabo Sefolosha says the police killing of George Floyd brought back painful memories. The 36-year-old NBA veteran was a victim of police brutality in 2015, resulting in a broken leg and torn ligaments
George Floyd’s death brings back painful memories for NBA’s Thabo Sefolosha — Aadel Haleem
Nic Claxton underwent successful arthroscopic on his left shoulder and will not be available for the Brooklyn Nets at Disney.
Nic Claxton undergoes successful shoulder surgery, won’t join Nets at Disney — Nets Wire
Oh no, Buddy. Former Oklahoma star Buddy Hield spends quite a bit of his offseason back in the state of Oklahoma to train and get ready for (…)
Former Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield tests positive for COVID-19, per report — Sooners Wire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Four Sacramento Kings players, including forward Jabari Parker, have tested positive for COVID-19, a source within the team has confirmed. In a release sent by the team Wednesday, Parker said “several days” prior he tested positive for the virus and has self-isolated in Chicago. Parker is a Chicago native. “I am […]
4 Kings players test positive for COVID-19, source says — KRON4
A familiar face from the Boston Red Sox family has passed away. The team announced Wednesday night that Eddie Kasko has died at age 88. His 89th birthday was just three days away. Kasko spent 29 seasons in the Red Sox organization, first as a player in 1966 before becoming a minor league manager from…
Ex-Boston Red Sox Manager, Executive Eddie Kasko Dies At Age 88 — NESN.com
COVID-19 has struck the Boston Red Sox one month before Major League Baseball is set to return. Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom announced Wednesday during a Zoom conference call that a member of the team’s 40-man roster has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier and MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. The…
Red Sox Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Remains Asymptomatic — NESN.com
Major League Baseball and its players union on Tuesday night agreed on a return-to-play plan that entails a 60-game season and an extensive list of health and safety protocols. The extra measures certainly are necessary, as multiple teams around the league have reported players and staffers alike to have tested positive for COVID-19. And with…
Red Sox’s Sam Kennedy Believes MLB Has Resources To Overcome COVID-19 Outbreak — NESN.com
Major League Baseball and its players union on Tuesday night agreed on a return-to-play plan that entails a 60-game season and an extensive list of health and safety protocols. The extra measures certainly are necessary, as multiple teams around the league have reported players and staffers alike to have tested positive for COVID-19. And with spiking numbers of new cases reported in Florida and Arizona, teams will remain in their home markets for training camp. But, just like every other sport currently plotting out their returns, the possibility of a large outbreak of the virus raises important questions about whether or not the league can continue on. Sam Kennedy, however, thinks MLB has the pieces in place to continue play in that scenario. The president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday held a conference call with reporters, where he said he expects to see plenty of positive coronavirus tests across the league, and feels MLB has the resources to combat it, via Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. #RedSox President Sam Kennedy said they do expect positive Covid tests across he league but they believe they have the resources to be able to combat it. — Julian McWilliams (@byJulianMack) June 24, 2020
“Baseball is exactly the right thing now for our country,” Kennedy said, via NBC Sports Boston’s Raul Martinez. “We have the most robust health and safety protocol in all of North American Sports.” #RedSox president Sam Kennedy. “Baseball is exactly the right thing now for our country.” He added “we have the most robust health and safety protocol in all of North American sports.” — Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) June 24, 2020 At least, thinks look optimistic for the Red Sox in Massachusetts, where numbers of new cases of COVID don’t match surging trends in other southern states.
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