We’ve got Harkey, we got (director of pitching) Sam Briend here today and our pitching staff talks amongst each other. The Yankees didn’t have a new coronavirus case Thursday. “Like tomorrow, I’m sure Gerrit (Cole) will be right there with me every step of the way. But we have a lot of guys that kind of coach each other‚” Taillon said. He’s great to have around and he’s great at his job. I’ve been texting with him about (Thursday) for my start, but for the most part, like not to say we don’t need him, we obviously do.
Taillon said Blake has been working remotely with pitchers. Phil Nevin and Reggie Willites were confirmed as the two other coaches by the end of Tuesday night’s game.īlake was noticeably absent Tuesday night, with bullpen coach Mike Harkey filling in as pitching coach while still working with the relievers. Pitching coach Matt Blake was the third coach with a confirmed case of COVID-19 and Boone said he was asymptomatic. Since the All-Star break, star outfielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka have tested positive along with relievers Wandy Peralta and Jonathan Loaisiga.“We do expect that final ruling or whatever, potentially by tonight,” Boone said. So, he's ready to go and I think excited to be here." "As you know, he's felt great for about a week now and has been able to get some at-bats. He led the majors with 22 homers in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Voit has been limited to 29 games because of knee and oblique injuries and is batting. To replace Rizzo on the roster, Luke Voit returned from his third stint on the injured list. The organization also tests regularly for COVID-19, so its more likely to catch infections than in the average group of. "A large percentage of us obviously are, but I'm not going to get into that anymore," Boone said. But its not clear which variant, if any, caused the Yankees outbreak. Rizzo, a cancer survivor, said in June he was not vaccinated and Boone did not want to speculate on any player's vaccination status. "It's a little of you don't know when and where it's spreading."Īt least 85 per cent of New York's players are vaccinated, resulting in a loosening of restrictions, but the Yankees still have been hit hard and Boone said the team will hold conversations about being cautious on its upcoming six-game road trip. "I think a lot came out of Florida where we were in this wave of them," Boone said. Rizzo made his debut with the Yankees on July 30 at Miami. For the Yankees, however, this is the second coronavirus outbreak in two months. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he was a bit. The outbreak occurred after the Yankees returned from playing six games against the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins in Florida, where COVID-19 cases are surging. As of Friday afternoon, no other players outside of the six Yankees were placed on the Covid-19 list. Just prior to the Yankees-Nationals opening night game Thursday at Nationals Park, Washington star slugger Juan Soto tested positive for COVID-19. Boone said Cole, Montgomery and Sanchez are feeling better. Obviously a little bummed out but hopefully a chance to get rested up and well and be back hopefully sooner rather than later."Ĭole tested positive on Monday, Montgomery tested positive Tuesday and Sanchez was placed on the COVID-19 list on Thursday.
YANKEES COVID OUTBREAK SERIES
"I just spoke with him, he's doing all right," Boone said before Sunday's series finale against Seattle. 281 with three homers and six RBIs in nine games for New York. Rizzo is off to a quick start since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs on July 29. Rizzo went 0 for 4 in the Yankees' 5-4 victory over Seattle.
Rizzo tested positive after Saturday's game, manager Aaron Boone said. Rizzo is the fourth New York player within the past week to be sidelined by COVID-19, joining starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery and catcher Gary Sanchez. NEW YORK - Newcomer Anthony Rizzo has become the latest Yankees player to test positive for the coronavirus. Eight people who work for the New York Yankees baseball team, including a player, have tested positive for Covid-19and all of them were vaccinated against the virus a little more than a month.
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