After announcing on Sunday that an additional (seventh) player was placed in quarantine, following contact tracing which determined they were in close proximity with one of four players who tested positive for COVID-19, Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo acknowledged a need for significant changes to the 26-Man roster they put together for Opening Day last week before the health crisis changed the club’s plans.
Of the eleven players in quarantine, Rizzo said, “the majority of them were on our 26-man roster,” while, “several of them were not.”
Multiple reports had the Nationals calling up left-handed reliever Sam Clay, catcher Tres Barrera, infielder Luis García and outfielder Yadiel Hernández, while The Athletic’s Maria Torres added right-handed reliever Kyle McGowin’s name to the list yesterday.