Pittsburgh — It was a rough Labor Day for the Tigers.
In the morning they learned that pitcher Joe Jimenez and bench coach George Lombard tested positive for COVID-19 and three other coaches would have to leave for quarantining because of contact tracing.
"It's just something you've got to deal with," shortstop Niko Goodrum said. "That's why we went through the vaccination process so we don't have to lose too many guys to contact tracing. It's just stuff you have to deal with, stuff that's going on in the world and just move forward.