Squabbling between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association may not be the league’s biggest concern before long.
As the league and union continue to face off over an agreement to play the 2020 MLB season, 40 players and team staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last week, according to USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale.
The exact split of players and staff and their identities were not disclosed, but seeing that many cases in just the last seven days should worry a league that has never had a firm answer on how it will keep its employees safe if/when it holds its season amid a pandemic.