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COVID Notes: 4/24/21

By Mark Polishuk | April 24, 2021 at 5:38pm CDT

The latest coronavirus-related situations from around baseball…

Latest Updates

  • The Dodgers are placing reliever Dennis Santana on the COVID injured list after he experienced side effects related to the vaccine, manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including Juan Toribio of MLB.com). The right-hander pitched in mop-up duty against the Padres last night, allowing a pair of runs on two hits and two walks in one inning of work.

Earlier Notes

  • Jose Altuve was placed on the Astros’ injury list on April 14, and the second baseman confirmed to reporters (including the Houston Chronicle’s Danielle Lerner) today that his placement was due to a positive COVID-19 test.  Altuve isn’t in today’s Astros lineup but he did say he’s feeling better, so a return to the field shouldn’t be too far away.
  • The Marlins have closed down their minor league complex through the weekend due to multiple COVID-19 positives, Fox Sports Radio 640’s Andy Slater reports (Twitter link).  A team spokesman told Slater that the shutdown “will not have an impact on the start of the seasons” for Miami’s affiliates, all scheduled to begin play on May 4.  At least five players and staffers tested positive for the coronavirus, according to SportsGrid’s Craig Mish (via Twitter).
  • The Twins reinstated southpaw Caleb Thielbar from the COVID-IL, the team announced, with right-hander Luke Farrell optioned to the alternate site in a corresponding move.  Thielbar was placed on the IL on April 20 along with Max Kepler and Kyle Garlick, though while the two outfielders actually tested positive for the virus, Thielbar was noted only as a close contact.  Thielbar has a whopping 48.4% strikeout rate over seven innings this season but only a 5.14 ERA, thanks in large part to three home runs allowed.
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  1. whyhayzee

    4 years ago

    Altuve isn’t in today’s Astros lineup but he did say he’s feeling better, so a return to the field shouldn’t be too far away.

    I don’t think “feeling better” is how they decide if you can play. This isn’t Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I think it’s more likely based on test results. But I could be wrong, I often am.

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    • Hawktattoo

      4 years ago

      Yesterday’s report stated he had cleared protocols per Dusty Baker.

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      • Fever Pitch Guy

        4 years ago

        Thoughts and prayers for Santana’s speedy recovery.

        As for the Marlins, they are a young team that just doesn’t get it … for the second year in a row.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          4 years ago

          As a Marlins fan, this is exactly what I thought when I heard the report (see below).

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  2. mafiaso316

    4 years ago

    And this is after he had the 1st vaccine shot.

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    • Hawktattoo

      4 years ago

      Thats why you get both and allow time after second one.

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      • MarlinsFanBase

        4 years ago

        Exactly. The instructions clearly say to take both shots, then wait two weeks after the second one.

        Why don’t people get it? Must be the same type of people that can’t figure out how to open a combination lock, or a medicine bottle, or eat partially uncooked or old lake fish or drink expired milk. Sheesh!

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  3. MarlinsFanBase

    4 years ago

    Crazy to see the Marlins organization having to deal with a Covid outbreak again, now in the Minors. Makes one wonder if it isn’t a problem with the young players not taking it seriously – like most of the under-30 crowd.

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    • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

      4 years ago

      Did spring break have anything to do with it? I heard the Miami area spiked like crazy due to spring break.

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      • MarlinsFanBase

        4 years ago

        The Marlins Minor Leaguers were never in Miami during this year’s Spring Break – only the MLB squad. At least they weren’t supposed to be. The only squad I could think of is their Jupiter squad maybe – since that would be about a 2-hour drive down into Miami Beach where all the chaos was. But I’m pretty sure that they wouldn’t have been allowed to stay away from the team the whole day for that trip. It may have been another source where they got it from. But I’m thinking the amount of young players in our organization, they most likely are being reckless like so many others under the age of 30 have been through this – especially that under-25 bracket, whcih the Marlins are flooded with.

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        • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

          4 years ago

          Ah, gotcha. Thank you for the information.

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  4. skrockij89

    4 years ago

    Baseball is so much better without Altuve.

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  5. tedtheodorelogan

    4 years ago

    At this point pretty much everyone who wants a vaccine can get one. Probably time to stop testing for the old people plauge and let nature run its course.

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    • MWeller77

      4 years ago

      This is a despicable comment. 3 million people have died worldwide. SMH at your disrespect and lack of empathy

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