With positive coronavirus tests dominating the news of training camps around baseball, Mike Matheny told reporters (including MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan) on Saturday that he also contracted COVID-19. “About a month ago. “The manager of the Royals said he has fully recovered, though not without first experiencing some symptoms.
“We tested positive for one family member, so we knew even before the test because we had exposure, so my wife and I took off and quarantined both of us.“Matheny said.”And that’s how they said it could happen, about three days [after exposure]I started to feel it. But we got low and quarantined and we got away from people and it ran its course. Fortunately, I was tested with the correct antibody and now I hope to donate some plasma to help as we can. “
Due to the unpredictable nature of the virus, Matheny said that his wife Kristin “never had any symptoms and never tested positive“Even though the pair remained close during the quarantine period. Matheny is now at the Royals’ training ground in preparation (after several months late) for his first season as skipper for Kansas City.
While it’s good news that the Mathenys are in good health, the COVID-19 spectrum continues to persist across all teams in the league, including the Royals. The news came out yesterday that Salvador Perez He was quarantined after a positive test for coronavirus, and the club announced Friday that longtime coach Rusty Kuntz would not train first baseman next season.
Kuntz, 65, is at increased risk of developing COVID-19 because of his age, and General Manager Dayton Moore noted that the large number of trips associated with being part of a baseball team also presented additional danger. Instead, Kuntz will remain based in Kansas City, still able to offer advice and coaching advice to Matheny from the safest distance from a suite at Kauffman Stadium.
Damon Hollins He will move from his role as the minor league base / athletic field coordinator to take on the role of first base coach for Kuntz, who returned to the position just last offseason. Kuntz previously worked as a first base coach for the 2008-10 and 2012-17 Royals, spending the past two seasons as Moore’s special assistant.
