Major League Baseball took part in a coronavirus antibody study to see how employees from 26 of the 30 teams would test for COVID-19 antibodies.
The results have come back after getting samples in mid-April, and were lower than expected.
“I was expecting a larger number,” Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who ran the study said, via ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “It shows the value of doing the science as opposed to guessing.”
According to Passan, 60 of the 5,574 people tested — or 0.7 percent — tested positive for the antibodies.
The MLB has yet to start its 2020 season, though a proposal regarding how to begin reportedly will be presented to team owners and the MLB Players’ Association this week.
It’ll be interesting to see if, or how, these results impact on the league’s proposal.
