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MLB Teams Expected To Halt Organized Group Workouts

By Anthony Franco | March 15, 2020 at 10:40am CDT

MLB is set to advise teams against conducting organized group workouts at team facilities, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (via Twitter). Limiting mass workouts is designed to comply with health experts’ recommendations that people avoid congregating when possible to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. However, facilities are likely to remain open for individual use on a case-by-case basis, Rosenthal adds. MLB has formally sent the advisement to the clubs, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). One player has informed ESPN’s Marly Rivera that teams are indeed now set to cease all organized group workouts.

MLB is mandating that non-roster players return home if safely possible (via Sherman). Players on a team’s 40-man roster remain eligible to stay onsite at spring camps, MLB announced, citing a lack of authority to send rostered players home under the CBA. Nevertheless, even players on the 40-man roster are expected to be barred from group workouts at club facilities.

Many teams were planning to continue working together while the sport is on pause. That no longer seems it’ll be the case, at least not at team facilities. Players are still free to work out individually and organize training groups among themselves. Some will almost certainly do so. But with experts calling for everyone to practice social distancing wherever possible, MLB (wisely) determined that mass gatherings of players are simply too dangerous at this point.

Today’s development only lends further credence to yesterday’s report that the season won’t be getting underway until May at the earliest, as Sherman points out (via Twitter).

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  1. Senioreditor

    2 years ago

    This is ridiculous. They were already quarantined.

    Reply
    • Cubguy13

      2 years ago

      Seriously. Give it another two days and they will be banning them from going outside

      Reply
    • Cat Mando

      2 years ago

      Senioreditor…….
      Not really. Most don’t live at ST HQ’s, they have apartments/hotel rooms etc.

      Reply
      • johnsilver

        2 years ago

        I was under impression teams still used hotels and got entire blocks of rooms for ST, as has been the practice for decade upon decade. Only certain DSL teams had team owned living spaces for players.

        Reply
        • Ry.the.Stunner

          2 years ago

          Not from my understanding.

          What I read about the Cubs decisions during ST was that many of the players would remain in Arizona until their leases were up, implying they all dealt with their own living arrangements while at ST.

        • johnrealtime

          2 years ago

          “During spring training, each player is given a base weekly allowance of $320.50. But, wait, there’s more! If you live away from the club’s spring training headquarters, you are given a base supplement of $57 per week plus daily allowances of $40 for a room and $91 for meals and tips.”

    • Hawktattoo

      2 years ago

      They were not quarantined. Don’t know where you heard that. Any player that had contact with the Yankee minor leaguer will be now.

      Reply
      • D0m

        2 years ago

        Even more Injuries for the Yanks

        Reply
        • Mo4ever

          2 years ago

          It’s not an injury any more than a cyst operation (Paxton) was an injury. One is a virus the other was a medical procedure.

        • D0m

          2 years ago

          Maybe I should of said the Yankees keep getting put out of commission then.

        • gbs42

          2 years ago

          Yes, you should have. (“Should of?” Really?)

        • D0m

          2 years ago

          Stfu with grammaraer bs I’m typing on welfar fone

    • looongball

      2 years ago

      Wrong. They were not quarantined.

      Reply
  2. pasha2k

    2 years ago

    Lol Cubs! I am sure they have no plan or idea how to progress. I don’t see this epidemic resolving anytime sooner, or later. If I were to guess I would guess all star break time.

    Reply
    • pasha2k

      2 years ago

      Just in time for Sale to be opening day pitcher!

      Reply
      • Vizionaire

        2 years ago

        you mean an opener. a $30 mil opener.

        Reply
  3. snake120

    2 years ago

    If testing had started 10 weeks ago, maybe we would be having a different conversation right now. Wonder who is responsible for that not happening?
    Maybe google? ,,,,,maybe a bafooooon?

    Reply
    • Hawktattoo

      2 years ago

      So a test 10 weeks ago would have made them immune. It’s only exploded in last couple of weeks.

      Reply
    • skullbreathe

      2 years ago

      You can’t escape the TDS idiots no matter where you go…

      Reply
    • BaseballBrian

      2 years ago

      Or leftist lawmakers selling out jobs to China, who makes the testing kits in the first place?

      Reply
      • Vizionaire

        2 years ago

        at this juncture, with critically low number of test kits, we have get them where ever they are made.

        Reply
        • Mo4ever

          2 years ago

          Vizionaire

          Exactly. Duh.

      • johnsilver

        2 years ago

        Then complain about lack of availability and vaccine which China holds the reins on certain parts vital it seems to manufacture, thanks again to leftist policies of pushing all manufacturing overseas.

        Reply
    • JP8

      2 years ago

      330 million Americans with 10 to 20 million undocumented immigrants and hundreds of thousands of visitors. What country anywhere is testing that many people to determine who has the virus. Answer, no one. It cant be done. There is nothing a corporation, individual, or goverment can do to stop this until a vaccien comes out. The virus can “hide” in a healthy individual for days before they show symptoms, if they ever do. Please apply some logic, think for yourself.

      Reply
      • snake120

        2 years ago

        Logic says,,,,,,there was a pandemic research and development team in place .
        Some BAFOOOON eliminated them in 2018. He is beyond an embarrassment, complete egotistical jerk. If u think for yourself and don’t listen to logic of others, that puts u in the same category.

        Reply
        • JP8

          2 years ago

          So are we the only country in the world that had this pandemic and research team the tv told you about? If not then why are we better off than most countries in terms of dealing with it. Thinking for yourself is always the best solution.

        • looongball

          2 years ago

          Yes, a real bafoon did cancel the research. ….. in 2014. Get your facts straight and take your politics somewhere else.

        • damhikt

          2 years ago

          You need to check your facts. Pandemic research team was eliminated in 2018

        • WereAllJustGuestsHere

          2 years ago

          Define logic in this case, Snake.

        • paddyo875

          2 years ago

          It’s hard to consider either one of your opinions with any merit when neither of you can spell a fairly simple, two-syllable word. It is quite amusing.

        • ronnyalton

          2 years ago

          Dang, I thought I was on MLBTR but somehow ended up on Huff Post. I’ve got to stop drinking in the morning.

      • Mo4ever

        2 years ago

        Wrong. China has done well to get the spread to plateau. It’scalled flattening the curve. We can do the same if we can get the deniers to stop denying, whining and complaining and fall in line.

        Reply
        • JP8

          2 years ago

          Which statement is wrong

        • koz16

          2 years ago

          It reached epidemic status in China back in late November and they did nothing to warn the rest of the world. There are two reasons why that may be. First, embarrassment and their reclusive nature. Another reason could be it was intentional to destabilize the western world.

          A conventional war means mutually assured destruction. But with a population of 2 billion plus to fall back on and the fact they hold the keys to world production on so many levels they can effectively cripple the economies of most nations. It a hell of a coincidence that they have a biological research lab in Wuhan.

        • Mo4ever

          2 years ago

          Unleash the conspiracy theory kraken!

      • SumTingWong

        2 years ago

        the number of undocumented in America is currently between 35 and 40 million . the liberal media has been using the same number ( 11 million ) since the 1990’s. there are 11 million in California alone and 6 million of them voted in the last presidential election. also in 2016 Los Angeles County tallied one million votes ( with no names ) over the actual number of registered voters.

        Reply
    • forwhomjoshbelltolls

      2 years ago

      You don’t need a test for a hoax.

      People you don’t like saying things you don’t want to hear = confirmed hoax.

      Best to just ignore until it goes away.

      Reply
      • Mo4ever

        2 years ago

        Says the (non-) CDC expert in our midst.

        Reply
      • MWeller77

        2 years ago

        Your user name should say “trolls” instead of “tolls.” What a ridiculous take.

        Reply
      • holycowdude

        2 years ago

        If this isn’t sarcasm, it’s an idiotic statement.

        Reply
        • troll

          2 years ago

          testing isn’t much good if you have to wait two days for results.

  4. Rangers29

    2 years ago

    I’ve been reading articles about how, no matter what, where, or how, the Ranger are going to keep training together through this Coronavirus.

    Reply
    • bush1

      2 years ago

      Who is this “Ranger” you speak of? Walker Texas Ranger? Lone Ranger?

      Reply
    • cpdpoet

      2 years ago

      You mean Ranger Rick I assume…

      Reply
      • MWeller77

        2 years ago

        Ford Ranger

        Reply
        • troll

          2 years ago

          health ranger

        • ronnyalton

          2 years ago

          Power ranger

      • Rangers29

        2 years ago

        At this point I’m just interested in seeing how many Ranger references y’all can make.

        Reply
  5. Zzodikoff

    2 years ago

    I’ll be working and living my life like I normally do. The only thing changing is that I will wash my hands more. Not because of the virus but for me my family and community. We all need to contribute to society by changing and improving our personal hygiene. Remember we live in a country where sick and dirty stand out. Other countries the rich and clean stand out as the odd ones. Thank god we don’t live there.

    Reply
    • Mo4ever

      2 years ago

      Wash all you want, I’m not saying that’s not a good thing. But if you are not limiting your exposure to other people (by “living life as you normally do”) you are still increasing the odds you will get/spread the virus.

      Reply
      • Vizionaire

        2 years ago

        maybe he has been a basement dweller without any human contact.

        Reply
        • Mo4ever

          2 years ago

          If so then it’s probably all good.

    • Mo4ever

      2 years ago

      Self isolation is KEY to 1) reducing your chance of getting/spreading the virus and 2) helping us to flatten the curve on the virus’s spread. It’s how other countries like China have done just that. Washing alone is not enough.

      Reply
      • twentyforty

        2 years ago

        And limiting your personal exposure also likely delays your bodies active resistance to it…..

        Reply
        • Mo4ever

          2 years ago

          Would you rather be the carrier who kills someone or stuck with your normal level of resistance? Would you rather die building up resistance?

        • troll

          2 years ago

          maybe the unclean are less susceptible to the virus since they live in filth

  6. #00 Reds Fan

    2 years ago

    2020 Season is toast. predictions are 500,000 deaths in US. Baseball becomes secondary to family and friends.

    Reply
    • JP8

      2 years ago

      12k deaths for swine flu, and you think this will be 50 times worse?

      Reply
      • youngTank15

        2 years ago

        It sure seems like it. Either that or there covering up the fact it’s not the flu and something far worse.

        Reply
  7. looongball

    2 years ago

    Hello TRADE RUMORS. … Conduct some poles, start a contest or SOMETHING to pacify the fans out here. Some of us are baseball fans only.

    Reply
    • mike156

      2 years ago

      I’m a bit of a politics junkie myself, but these two topics don’t mix. MLBTR should practice social isolation between the two,

      Reply
    • DarkSide830

      2 years ago

      what exactly is there to do a contest about right now?

      Reply
  8. Marytown1

    2 years ago

    So the comments are turned off for the Yankees minor leaguer who tested positive. I do have a question to ask the editor though. Is this in Tampa or do the Yankees have a different area for their minor league? May want to add to the article if the info is available.

    Reply
  9. Dorothy_Mantooth

    2 years ago

    Baseball isn’t starting until at least June now. I am having major sports withdrawals…thank God the wife isn’t making me watch Beaches!

    Reply
  10. Eephus11

    2 years ago

    100 proof is the antidote! Let’s all do our part! As a show of good faith I’ve switched to the clear exclusively!!

    Reply
  11. twentyforty

    2 years ago

    How low is the bar to be considered a “health expert” these days? Guessing on the final exam and finishing last-in-class seems where we are.

    Reply
    • Mo4ever

      2 years ago

      Me? I follow THE virologists and health experts who are providing the national and global guidance through this period. Not the common schmoe who has thought about it for 15 minutes and decided it’s overblown or, worse, a hoax, or the guy with half a science degree who thinks he’s in a position to second-guess the experts and their advice.

      Reply
  12. carlos15

    2 years ago

    Manfred will find a way to make this whole thing worse.

    Reply
    • SumTingWong

      2 years ago

      yes , that is sure correct . he will consult first with the commissioners of the NBA & the NFL, the only two people on the planet dumber than he is

      Reply
  13. George

    2 years ago

    Probably the right decision, not only for better isolation. Training to a perfect pitch without a season in sight puts more wear and tear on a body and leads to injury. Go home, be safe, and back it off to a January 1 pace until things become more clear.
    I think The Jays are keeping their facilities open with a small staff for rehab and individual workouts.

    Reply

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