COVID-19 has taken its toll on the baseball world, with Freddie Freeman being one of the most prominent names to test positive for the virus. Now recovered and back in the BraveAt the camp, Freeman told Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other reporters about his experience, which included a week of symptoms that even left Freeman fearful for his life on the night of July 3 when he had a 104.5-degree fever. . “I said a little prayer that night. I have never been so hot before. My body was very, very hot“Freeman explained.”So I said, ‘Please don’t take me.’ I wasn’t ready. It got a little troubling that night for me.. “
Fortunately, Freeman dropped to 101 degrees the next morning, and three days of fever gave way to four days where “I almost felt like I had a sinus problem. I would stand up, get dizzy and have to sit down again. After that, however, Freeman went nine days without any other symptoms. After receiving the news yesterday that he had tested negative for two consecutive coronavirus tests, Freeman received full clearance at a local hospital and was in training camp. that same afternoon. While “we will take it day by day“In terms of getting in shape, Freeman will try to pack as much work as possible on what remains of the training camp:”That’s all the goal, for me to be ready Opening day. “
Some more on other pending and cleared COVID-19 cases from around baseball …
- Delayed positive coronavirus test Isaac Paredes‘arrival at Tigers‘camp until yesterday, but the prospect now feels healthy,’ he told Jason Beck of MLB.com. Paredes was not asymptomatic, although he felt better even before traveling to the United States from his home in Mexico. One of the best prospects in Detroit’s farming system, Paredes is only 21 years old and has yet to play a Triple-A ball, although he could have been a candidate for the Tigers Opening Day list if he had been healthy. Instead, Paredes will be assigned to the taxi squad and is “ready and willing to do what the staff and manager want me to do. I am ready to play in any position you want.“
- the Cardinals they provided updates on some of their positive COVID players (Anne Rogers of MLB.com and Derrick Goold of St. Louis Post-Dispatch were among those reporting the news). Genesis Cabrera and Ricardo Sanchez Both were cleared to participate in training, and Cabrera was at Busch Stadium today to play, while Sánchez will join the Card’s team of taxi drivers at his minor league training site. Alex ReyesMeanwhile, he confirmed that his delay in arriving at training camp was due to the coronavirus, although Reyes was asymptomatic. Once one of the best baseball pitching prospects, Reyes has limited himself to just seven MLB innings in the past three seasons due to various injuries, so the Cardinals weren’t likely to rush him to the Day’s roster. Opening even if he had been healthy. It is not in doubt that Reyes will emerge at some point in the 2020 season as a difficult relief option.
