16 of the 30 Major League Baseball Teams Reach 85 Percent Vaccinations, Relax Protocols
3 years, 6 months ago

16 of the 30 Major League Baseball Teams Reach 85 Percent Vaccinations, Relax Protocols

News 18  

A majority of Major League Baseballs 30 teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after two additional clubs qualified and raised the total to 16 franchises reaching 85 per cent vaccinations for players and other on-field personnel. The commissioners office and the players association said Friday that three additional teams had reached the 85 per cent level of having received final doses and would be able to relax protocols within the next two weeks once they are fully vaccinated. MLB said 84.5 per cent of all Tier 1 individuals such as players, managers, coaches, trainers and support personnel had been partially or fully vaccinated, up just 0.1 per cent from the previous week, and 81.2 per cent had been fully vaccinated, up 2.4 per cent from the previous week. So far this season, there have been 62 positive tests 34 players, 28 staff among 176,260 samples tested, a 0.035 per cent positive rate.

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Major League Baseball eliminates regular COVID-19 testing
2 years, 9 months ago

Major League Baseball eliminates regular COVID-19 testing

LA Times  

Members of the Boston Red Sox wear masks in the dugout during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 30, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Major League Baseball is easing its pandemic restrictions this season. “MLB has the right during the championship season to relocate club to neutral sites, spring training sites or other clubs’ home ballparks, and/or …

The NFL has updated its Covid protocols as the virus disrupts game schedules
3 years ago

The NFL has updated its Covid protocols as the virus disrupts game schedules

CNN  

CNN — A day after the NFL was forced to postpone three Week 15 games as it grapples with a surge in Covid-19 cases among players, the league and the NFL Players Association updated the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols, effective at the end of Week 15. In a statement, the league and its players’ association said that they are working with …

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise
3 years ago

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise

CNN  

CNN — Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place the league’s 32 teams in restrictive protocols until Monday. Disquiet among players An NFL source told CNN that 28 NFL …

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus

Firstpost  

“The Premier League can confirm today that 81 percent of players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, with 68 percent now fully vaccinated,” the league said in a statement. London: Sixty-eight percent of Premier League players have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, the English top flight confirmed on Tuesday following criticism of hesitancy among footballers. Britain has one …

NY Yankees Covid-19: How vaccinated members tested positive for coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

NY Yankees Covid-19: How vaccinated members tested positive for coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the baseball team said Thursday. And the fact that almost all of the infected Yankees don’t have symptoms shows how “remarkably great” the vaccine is at preventing people from getting sick from Covid-19, Reiner said. …

MLB: 9 teams reach 85% vaccination rate for easing protocols
3 years, 7 months ago

MLB: 9 teams reach 85% vaccination rate for easing protocols

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says nine teams have had 85% of players, coaches and others with Tier 1 access receive their final dose of the coronavirus vaccine, allowing those clubs to ease some health and safety protocols. Four of those teams have already begun relaxing some protocols after 85% or more of Tier 1 individuals reached full vaccination, …

MLB vaccination rate tops 80%, league says
3 years, 7 months ago

MLB vaccination rate tops 80%, league says

LA Times  

The Giants’ Alex Wood pitches against the Colorado Rockies on April 28 in San Francisco. More than 81% of players and other team personnel have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, the league said Friday. They would be able to gather in indoor spaces without masks or social distancing, take fewer COVID-19 tests, use ride-hailing services such …

NFL modifies COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated people
3 years, 8 months ago

NFL modifies COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated people

Associated Press  

The NFL is modifying COVID-19 protocols for all personnel who have been fully vaccinated. In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to the 32 clubs Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, he cited the “advice of our medical and scientific experts” for the agreement to modify protocols to ”reflect the reduced risk of infection and transmission for fully …

NBA: One player COVID positive in the past week - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

NBA: One player COVID positive in the past week - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The NBA said one player tested positive for coronavirus in the past week, meaning only two have got that diagnosis in the last three weeks. Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns — who has missed 13 games — tested positive last month and his recovery is complete. https://t.co/1fZHSTWnEt — Karl-Anthony Towns February 10, 2021 The NBA does not reveal which players test positive …

Major League Baseball players to wear electronic tracers from spring training onwards, face discipline for violations
3 years, 10 months ago

Major League Baseball players to wear electronic tracers from spring training onwards, face discipline for violations

Firstpost  

MLB players will be encouraged to get vaccines but are not required to get them. New York: Major League Baseball players, on-field staff and non-playing personnel who require access to them at ballparks must wear electronic tracing wristbands from the start of spring training and face discipline for violations. That was part of upgraded health protocols agreed to by Major …

MLB 2021 COVID protocols again include short doubleheaders, extra-inning speed-up rule
3 years, 10 months ago

MLB 2021 COVID protocols again include short doubleheaders, extra-inning speed-up rule

LA Times  

Two players walk through a tunnel that leads to the field at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch spring training facility. Players and other “Tier 1” individuals, such as managers, coaches, trainers and those who need direct physical contact with players, will be subject to diagnostic/PCR testing at least every other day once spring training begins. Before arriving at spring training, all …

MLB 2021 fan plan: No mandate for vaccines or COVID-19 tests
3 years, 11 months ago

MLB 2021 fan plan: No mandate for vaccines or COVID-19 tests

LA Times  

Major League Baseball does not plan to mandate that fans provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result before entering a ballpark this year. Monday’s memo was intended to help clubs plan “safely welcoming fans back to ballparks in 2021.” In the memo, the league said teams could decide whether to require proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 …

A coronavirus vaccine could come soon. Could MLB mandate players and fans take it?
4 years, 1 month ago

A coronavirus vaccine could come soon. Could MLB mandate players and fans take it?

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts is congratulated by teammate Kiké Hernandez after homering in Game 6 of the World Series. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, this week told CNN: “I would say, by April, you’ll be able to be vaccinated.” Thomas Lenz, who practices labor and employment law in Pasadena and teaches those subjects at the USC law …

A Covid-19 superspreading event among baseball teams showed that social distancing worked
4 years, 2 months ago

A Covid-19 superspreading event among baseball teams showed that social distancing worked

CNN  

CNN — When the Philadelphia Phillies met the Miami Marlins on the field last July, a batch of Marlins players were infected with coronavirus, although they didn’t know it. But with no fans in the stands and strict measures requiring the use of masks, social distancing and other measures, the two Major League Baseball teams managed to spend 11 hours …

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task

News 18  

The captivation and celebration of the NFL have long stemmed from the speed, strategy, strength and teamwork that make the game go. NFL Network reported that, of 109,075 coronavirus tests conducted on players, coaches and team employees through Tuesday, the rate of positive tests has been 0.46% overall and 0.81% for players. Since training camps began three weeks ago, 108 …

NBA says no players tested positive for the coronavirus, one day before the season restarts
4 years, 4 months ago

NBA says no players tested positive for the coronavirus, one day before the season restarts

CNN  

CNN — On the eve of the restart of the NBA season, the league and players’ union announced on Wednesday that none of the 344 players tested since July 20 tested positive for the coronavirus. Since the NBA’s Disney World Resort bubble opened, only two players have tested positive, and that happened between July 7 and July 13. “We’re seeing …

Major League Baseball: Coronavirus-striken Maimi Marlins Have Four New Cases
4 years, 4 months ago

Major League Baseball: Coronavirus-striken Maimi Marlins Have Four New Cases

News 18  

Four more members of the virus-stricken Miami Marlins have tested positive for Covid-19, US media reported Tuesday. There was no immediate confirmation of the new cases by either the Marlins or Major League Baseball. On Monday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the Marlins' roster was undergoing further testing and that it was hoped the team would be ready to play …

MLB season start overshadowed by Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

MLB season start overshadowed by Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez said he’s “scared.” The MLB team manager, who underwent a heart procedure last year, told reporters on Monday that his “level of concern went from about an 8 to a 12” after several Miami Marlins players tested positive for Covid-19. Both the Marlins’ Monday and Tuesday games were canceled, as was the New …

As more players test positive for coronavirus, can MLB be trusted to protect them?
4 years, 4 months ago

As more players test positive for coronavirus, can MLB be trusted to protect them?

LA Times  

The Miami Marlins, with half the players on their roster infected by the coronavirus, aren’t playing for at least a week. “There’s real fear and anxiety for all of us.” By Sunday, the first-place Marlins will have played three of their first 10 scheduled games. You didn’t need to be an epidemiologist to call that an outbreak, and yet there …

MLB's Botched Restart Sees Coronavirus Extends Its Winning Streak in Baseball
4 years, 4 months ago

MLB's Botched Restart Sees Coronavirus Extends Its Winning Streak in Baseball

News 18  

For a day or two, it seemed like it might actually work. The fact the Marlins still played in Philadelphia on Sunday with positive tests already coming back is an indictment of both the system baseball put in place and the way it has been executed. "I'm going to be honest with you, I'm scared," said Nationals manager Dave Martinez, …

Thirteen Miami Marlins Test Positive for COVID-19, Which Is Bad News for Baseball, Football, and Having School in the Fall
54 years, 11 months ago

Thirteen Miami Marlins Test Positive for COVID-19, Which Is Bad News for Baseball, Football, and Having School in the Fall

Slate  

Major League Baseball launched its 2020 season Thursday. Unlike the NBA, which plans to resume play this week within a single-site “bubble” environment in an Orlando, Florida, athletic complex, MLB chose to play games somewhat normally, with players living at home and traveling back and forth to different cities to compete in major league stadiums. From an ESPN report about …

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart
4 years, 4 months ago

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart

News 18  

An outbreak of Covid-19 rocked Major League Baseball on Monday, forcing the postponement of two games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay. Major League Baseball confirmed in a statement that games between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles in Florida, and the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees in Pennsylvania, had …

US Major League Baseball season roiled by COVID-19 postponements
4 years, 4 months ago

US Major League Baseball season roiled by COVID-19 postponements

Al Jazeera  

The postponements mark a potentially ominous development for professional sports leagues in the US and Canada. Just four days after beginning a truncated coronavirus-delayed season, Major League Baseball ran into a serious obstacle on Monday with the postponement of two scheduled games due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Miami Marlins players. But, without aggressive action and vigilance, there is little …

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive
4 years, 5 months ago

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

NPR  

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP As Major League Baseball prepares to start its season, a massive set of coronavirus test results shows that 28 out of the league's 30 teams have had a player or staff member test positive. So far, 71 …

Players again distrust MLB, and this time it's life or death
4 years, 5 months ago

Players again distrust MLB, and this time it's life or death

LA Times  

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant believes players are at risk of contracting the coronavirus this season. The lack of continued testing and prompt results means players could be playing catch and fielding grounders and swinging the bat next to someone who has the virus and doesn’t even know it. Honestly, I don’t feel that.” — Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs …

NBA: Nine more players test positive for COVID-19 with less than a week before resumption
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA: Nine more players test positive for COVID-19 with less than a week before resumption

Firstpost  

A total of 25 players and 10 team staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since testing began on 23 June, the NBA confirmed in a statement on Thursday. New York: Nine more NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before teams are set to travel to Florida to resume the 2020 season. A …

Coronavirus Outbreak: 16 NBA players test positive for COVID-19 as league nears restart
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: 16 NBA players test positive for COVID-19 as league nears restart

Firstpost  

The NBA did not announce results of coronavirus testing on staffers and other members of team travel parties, all of whom are also part of the mandatory testing program. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association say 16 players tested positive for coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests done in preparation for the restart of the season. …

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