It was only a matter of time before professional baseball had its first known case of the coronavirus, and that time has come.
The New York Yankees confirmed Sunday that one of their minor leaguers had tested positive for the coronavirus, after it was first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. The team has not identified the player, and the player has yet to identify himself.
A minor league player in the New York Yankees system has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell ESPN. He is the first known case in baseball. He was quarantined Friday morning after saying he was running a fever.