Just before the Dodgers were presented with the Commissioner’s Trophy to win the 2020 World Series on Tuesday night, Fox broadcaster Kevin Burkhardt announced in the air that the team’s third baseman Justin Turner had been removed from Cleaning Game 6 after receiving a positive result on a coronavirus test.
Turner, 35, who has been with the Dodgers since 2014, was replaced during the eighth inning of the game against Tampa Bay Renee, which the Dodgers won 3-1 to claim the title. Turner was not seen on the field during the early stages of the Dodgers’ postgame celebration at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, but was later seen grabbing the trophy and mingling with other players on the field.
“It’s a bitter night for us,” Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in an interview with Fox after presenting Corey Seeger with the Most Valuable Player of the Year series award.
“It simply came to our notice then. I think it’s a big achievement for our players to have this season complete, but we’re worried when any of our players test positive. We learned during the game that Justin is positive and immediately isolates him to prevent the spread. ”
After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave little details except that one of the team’s coaches told him that one of the team’s leaders, Turner, needed to get out of the game immediately because he tested positive.
“It hurts,” Roberts said. “I haven’t had a chance to see Justin yet. I don’t really know at all. All I know is that after the seventh inning I had to get him out of the game. I’m still trying to learn but I can’t wait to see it. “
Turner, With And without the mask, the latter, as part of the team’s photo, was shown sitting between Roberts and Rev. Andrew Friedman, president of the Dodgers of Operation Bezab operations.
Turner went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts before he was transferred to third base by Edwin Rios.
During the regular season, the virus is checked every other day by players and field non-field staff members. During the postseason, testing is extended daily. As of Friday, there had been no positive virus testing among MLB players for 54 consecutive days.
For the final three rounds of the postseason, Ray and the Dodgers, like the other teams in the playoffs, were in so-called bubbles, with people confined to the hotel and only allowed to go in and out of the stadium.
“Congratulations to L.A. Dodgers for winning the World Series,” MLB Players Association Said in a statement on Twitter. “We are clearly concerned with the positive test report and we will work together with the players, their families and the league to see that all precautionary health and safety protocols are followed.”
