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Chris Sale tests positive for COVID

The COVID outbreak that the Red Sox have been dealing with for weeks now is not yet over, and they’ve suffered another big blow on Friday. It is being reported that Chris Sale, who was scheduled to start on Sunday in Chicago, is not going to be making that start as he has tested positive for COVID.

BREAKING: Chris Sale tests positive for COVID-19, will not make scheduled start Sunday.

— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) September 10, 2021

He is the 12th player to be placed on the COVID list since the outbreak began a couple of weeks ago.