As COVID-19 vaccines continue to get rolled out and local jurisdictions expand vaccination eligibility, teams around MLB including the Cubs have already begun getting vaccinated.
On Tuesday, MLB informed the Players Association that if 85% of a team’s Tier 1 personnel get vaccinated, health and safety protocols for the entire tier will be loosened. Individual protocols for those vaccinated would also be relaxed.
President Jed Hoyer said on Wednesday that several members of the organization had already begun the vaccination process and while the goal is to be as safe as possible, the team is not forcing players to get vaccinated.