Reds infielder Matt Davidson tested positive for COVID-19 a day after playing in the team’s opening game.
Davidson started as a designated hitter in the Reds’ 7-1 victory over the Tigers at the Great American Ballpark on Friday night. He came out and landed on a double play before being removed from the game.
Cincinnati placed Davidson on the 10-day disabled list and did not say when he was examined. He is the first known player to test positive after participating in a regular season game. Several teams have dealt with players who tested positive for COVID-19 during summer training camp or just before the start of the season. The Nationals scratched Juan Soto from Thursday’s Opening Day lineup, and Braves catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers were experiencing coronavirus symptoms, though not positive, before Friday’s game; neither receiver made the trip to New York for the series against the Mets.
Any MLB player who tests positive for the coronavirus cannot return to his team until he tests negative twice, at least 24 hours from each other, and has no fever for 72 hours.
The Reds signed Davidson to a minor league contract this year after he previously played for the Diamondbacks and White Sox.
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