A quartet of Atlanta Braves tested positive for COVID-19: Freddie Freeman, Pete Kozma, Touki Toussaintand Will Smith, according to sports commentator Kelly Crull. Although the teams do not have to reveal the names of the players who test positive for coronavirus, in this case, the players agreed to have their names released for disclosure.
Smith and Toussaint are asymptomatic at this time. Freeman tested negative for the intake, but started developing symptoms before workouts began, according to David O’Brien of The Athletic. Since Freeman appears to have contracted the virus while at the Braves’ camp, this will be an important situation to track.
Not to mention that it could possibly be a severe blow to the Braves’ expectations on the field for 2020. It is unknown how serious the case Freeman is dealing with, and even after he regains full health, he will need to approve the new protocols. to return. to play. Freeman, 30, is the oldest member of the Braves. When he debuted in 2010, Chipper Jones, David Ross, Derek Lowe, Jason Heyward, Tim Hudson, Craig Kimbrel, and Brian McCann were still on the team.
Although it seems to have been around forever, Freeman still produces like a superstar. He hit .295 / .389 / .549 even while facing an elbow injury that took some power away from him.
Smith, meanwhile, could come back sooner if he remains asymptomatic, but it’s important to remember that anyone who shows up without symptoms who tests positive could simply be pre-symptomatic, at which point in time what kind of timing a comeback could be. Smith was to be a major piece of the Atlanta bullpen after joining the club from San Francisco through free agency. As the Giants’ closer last year, Smith was 6-0 with 34 saves and a 2.76 / 3.23 FIP ERA in 60 games.
Toussaint had an outside opportunity to earn a spot in the Atlanta bullpen, though he thought about joining the major league club at some point during the season as he has in each of the past two seasons. Kozma was going to serve as a deep-box option after playing all of 2019 for the Tigers’ Triple-A club.
