“I just spoke with him, he’s doing all right,” Boone said before Sunday’s series finale against Seattle. 281 with three homers and six RBIs in nine games for New York. Rizzo is off to a quick start since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs on July 29. Rizzo went 0 for 4 in the Yankees’ 5-4 victory over Seattle. Rizzo tested positive after Saturday’s game, manager Aaron Boone said.
Rizzo is the fourth New York player within the past week to be sidelined by COVID-19, joining starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery and catcher Gary Sánchez. Some have chosen not to get vaccinated, they have their reasons for that.NEW YORK (AP) - Newcomer Anthony Rizzo has become the latest Yankees player to test positive for the coronavirus. We have a population of personnel that some are vaccinated. We rely on a lot of guidance from medical experts and try to implement to the best of our abilities. I don’t have an answer to that right now. “If there’s anything we can be better at as we move forward, those are fair questions to ask. “We certainly will reevaluate everything we have done,’’ Cashman said. Since this is the second incident of multiple cases impacting the Yankees’ personnel, Cashman said they would revisit their protocols.
Since that time we’ve rolled into entering the break with more confirmed positives today and we’re reacting to it.’’ game decision, that would be something that would be directed by Major League Baseball and the commissioner himself.”īefore the game was postponed Thursday, the Yankees had already recalled outfielder Trey Amburgery from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.įollowing the postponement, catcher Rob Brantly and outfielder Hoy Jun Park were removed from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lineup.Ĭashman said the current outbreak “started with Loaisiga, who did not pitch in the final few games of the Houston series because of his positive test.
“So that decision was made with a lot of careful thought, with safety and health involved for all parties, both teams, as well as everybody else that could be within the vicinity here. “The decision to play or not play rests, in these circumstances, with the Commissioner’s Office,’’ Cashman said of commissioner Rob Manfred and the status of the rest of the series. The Yankees are one of the teams who have reached MLB’s 85 percent vaccination threshold, but not every player has been vaccinated. The Red Sox visit the Yankees again for two games next month.Īt the time, eight other members of the organization tested positive, including third base coach Phil Nevin, who missed over a month dealing with the effects of the virus. No makeup date was immediately announced. Major League Baseball said the decision to postpone the game came “after positive tests within the New York Yankees organization … to allow for continued testing and contact tracing.” The Yankees placed left-handers Wandy Peralta (l.) and Nestor Cortes (r.) on the COVID-19 IL on Thursday. The other two Yankee players who were at the All-Star Game, Gerrit Cole and Aroldis Chapman, were on the field before Thursday’s game was postponed. Possibly complicating matters is the fact Judge was at the MLB All-Star Game in Colorado on Tuesday, which means added contact tracing will need to be done of players who were at the game. and Wandy Peralta, who are all on the COVID-19 injured list. That’s in addition to Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. The three pending cases involve Judge, Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka, according to ESPN. Their game against the Red Sox was postponed Thursday due to three confirmed positive tests and three more pending. The Yankees have another COVID outbreak, and this time it’s affected the players, including, reportedly, Aaron Judge. Yankees starter ‘probably’ headed to IL with shoulder issue Yankees’ Aaron Judge sits out with injury after wall-breaking catch Yankees back up starter’s gem with late thump to take series from Dodgers Yankees starter uses ‘big-time command’ to deliver reason for optimism
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