Twins vs. Angels postponed due to COVID-19 issues
The Twins’ games against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night and today in Anaheim have been postponed due to Minnesota’s COVID-19 problems, including at least four positive tests in the past week.
Kyle Garlick, another unnamed Twins player and a team staff member tested positive in the two days before the postponements, manager Rocco Baldelli said Saturday. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons already hadn’t made the trip after testing positive early in the week, and he hadn’t been around the team since Tuesday.
Saturday’s game was “postponed to allow for continued testing and contact tracing involving members of the Twins organization,” the league said in a statement.
The Twins are undergoing more testing this weekend, and they’re uncertain when they’ll be allowed to play again. Their next scheduled game is in Oakland on Monday night.
Some Twins personnel isolated themselves at the team hotel Friday, according to Baldelli, who said he had a false positive himself Thursday morning.
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