Like a lot of other teams, it didn't take long for the Red Sox to discover they had some players test positive for COVID-19.
"We do have some positive tests,'' said manager Ron Roenicke. "With the COVID laws and the rules that MLB has placed on the protocols, I won't be able to give you names.''
Roenicke did clarify later that these positive tests are in addition to the player testing positive last month while at home.
He also added that pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, projected as the team's Opening Day starter, was recently exposed to someone in South Florida who was sick with the virus. Rodriguez has been tested and is awaiting the results of the test. He won't travel to Boston until he gets more clarity.
Collin McHugh, who served as the Players Association executive committee, wasn't surprised the Sox recorded some positives at the outset.
"I think some positives were going to be expected,'' said McHugh. "Guys were coming from different areas of the country, different parts of the world. To think that everyone would come back 100 percent healthy -- that was the hope. But obviously, it's not going to happen. It becomes a necessity for us as players and the organization as a whole to see them, minimize them, do the contact tracing and make sure that everything is as safe as possible for the guys that are at the field every day.''
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