An unnamed employee from the Reds’ spring training facility in Goodyear, Ariz., has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Wednesday. This person “worked only in the training complex,” the Reds added. The club’s now testing any member of its staff who came in close contact with the employee from Feb. 29 through March 14. Those individuals have been self-quarantined.
The Reds share their spring training ballpark with the Indians, though there’s no indication that any member of the Cleveland organization was in contact with the Cincinnati employee. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks’ last spring training game before the shutdown came against the Reds. D-backs general manager Mike Hazen addressed the situation (via Arizona Sports 98.7 FM), saying that “I don’t believe we’ve had any contact. But we’re asking those questions.”
The Reds employee is the third person from around baseball who has tested positive for coronavirus in the past week. Two Yankees minor leaguers previously tested positive for the illness.
I felt it necessary to delete all the comments in this thread. I think most people were trying to discuss in a responsible manner, but it’s too hard to parse.
We want to provide a forum for our readers in a tough time for everyone. But we’ll all have to give one another some grace.
When it comes to discussing coronavirus — as with any other subject — any comments that reflect unwarranted racial animosity, make personal attacks, or attempt to draw a political disagreement into a baseball forum will be grounds for a ban.
Just log all confirmed Corona virus cases into three articles.
One for mlb players, one for minor league players, and one for front office, employees and coaching staff.
Update as necessary.
Obviously we will not be doing standalone posts on every development such as this one. But we are evaluating every piece of news or information as it comes, in context, and this warranted a post at this point in time.
How do you determine which posters to ban because there are some who do not want to have real, respectful conversation and insult anyone with a differing opinion, but are allowed to continue?
I’ve emailed and received no responses either. I’m all for free speech but this forum becomes intolerable because of specific, frequent posters that elicit and deserve the harshest responses.
I would love to see the banning of obvious Trollers as well
Post and be a man! Strong and powerful, bottom line is don’t be so sensitive and don’t be so serious and you’ll be fine. The baby’s fine, you’re fine, I’m fine, and everybody going to be fine my goats!
You sound suspicious. Now is exactly the time for being sensitive and serious. A lot of people aren’t fine. More and more every day. Real people are dying. Contrary to what you believe, it could be you or a loved on e.
Jeff, I appreciate the difficulty in all our jobs right now. It makes me nuts that people think this is overblown based on their simplistic reasoning. Disinformation abounds about this tragedy.
My parents were married during the depression and my father served four years in World War 2. I wish they were around to provide perspective because this is truly unprecedented.
I know that I post a lot of silliness here but I am trying to be civil and most importantly, truthful. This is not overblown by any stretch of the imagination and anyone who thinks otherwise is a damn fool. And yes, I mean it, and that is the truth.
You sir, are no fool. Thank you for what you are doing.