Coronavirus test positive for player

A Miami Marlins player who took part in individual workouts at the team’s spring training facility in Jupiter tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source confirmed Thursday. It’s the first known case of a Marlins players testing positive

The player, who was not named, last used the team’s training complex at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in early June and did not have contact with other teammates while there. He was asymptomatic at the time.

But the Marlins nevertheless become the latest team to have someone test positive, a revelation that is anticipated to become more widespread among the league when teams report for their second round of spring training next week.

The league temporarily shut down all spring training sites in Florida and Arizona after a wave of positive cases among teams surfaced over the past week. USA Today reported that 40 players and staff members tested positive over the past week.

The Philadelphia Phillies have already had a dozen players and staff members test positive, with all but one of those cases coming from their spring training complex in Clearwater. The Toronto Blue Jays had multiple players and staff members test positive at their spring training site in Dunedin, according to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi.

Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila told reporters Wednesday that one player and one staff member tested positive and are “going through the process of recovery.”

The Denver Post reported that three Colorado Rockies players, including four-time All-Star Charlie Blackmon, tested positive.

The Houston Astros confirmed Friday a player who worked out at the team’s West Palm Beach training facility tested positive. He “experienced minor symptoms and is recovering well,” according to Astros GM James Click.

The San Francisco Giants also had a player who visited their training complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, exhibit mild symptoms, according to The Athletic.

Four members of the New York Yankees organization also reportedly tested positive, including two support staffers at their spring training site in Tampa and two others at a minor-league complex. The Yankees also previously had two minor-league players test positive in March.

MARK BROWN/GETTY/TNS An unidentified Marlins player who used the team’s training complex at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in June has tested positive for the coronavirus.