Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Thursday that the team now has eight COVID-19 cases after shortstop Gleyber Torres's test from Wednesday came back positive.
Torres, who was held out from Wednesday's game against the Rays, was put on the injured list. Third baseman Miguel Andujar was called up from from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace Torres.
Torres tested positive despite being fully vaccinated and previously contracting COVID-19 in December. Boone stated that all eight individuals who tested positive within the Yankees organization received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was found to be 66% effective at preventing illness in trials, per the CDC.