ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Two innings after he was rushed out of the game and into isolation because of a positive test for COVID-19, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner returned to the field, joined his teammates and their families in the celebration, and even posed for a team photo sitting between his manager and a front office executive, right beside the World Series trophy.
They weren’t wearing masks.
They were, within minutes of the baseball season ending, violating protocols Major League Baseball relied on for months to play games and crown a champion during a pandemic.