Indians pitcher Zach Plesac was sent back to Cleveland on Sunday in a rental car after violating team rules and Major League Baseball’s coronavirus protocols, a team official told the Associated Press.
The official said the 25-year-old Plesac, who is from Crown Point, Ind., went out with friends in Chicago on Saturday night after his win against the White Sox. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said the team got Plesac a car so he wouldn’t be around teammates in the event he contracted the virus.
It is not known if Plesac has been tested since breaking the team’s code of conduct.