The Red Sox did not enter MLB Summer Camp with a clean bill of health.
Boston manager Ron Roenicke on Friday announced multiple players recently tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Roenicke revealed neither who tested positive nor how many players tested positive, citing HIPAA laws and Major League Baseball rules, respectively.
However, Roenicke did disclose that left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez did not report to camp Friday after recently being around someone who was sick. Rodriguez’s COVID-19 test results had not come in as of early Friday afternoon.
Here’s everything you need to know, via The Boston Herald’s Jason Mastrodonato and MLB.com’s Ian Browne:
Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke: We do have some positive tests.
— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) July 3, 2020
Ron Roenicke said he can't mention how many positive tests there were, per MLB rules.
— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) July 3, 2020
(ERod told Roenicke it was OK to mention his name, which is why he did. Roenicke was suggesting generally he doesn't want to mention names.)
— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) July 3, 2020
The Red Sox’s exact Opening Day date hasn’t been confirmed, but they will begin their season either July 23 or July 24.
