The Phillies have yet to have their first summer camp workout and already four players have hit the injured list.
Phillies have placed 4 players on the injured listScott Kingery, Hector Neris, Tommy Hunter, Ranger SuarezNo injury designation and baseball says you do not reveal who tested positive for coronavirus -- pic.twitter.com/e5G1YYwZ5B
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) July 2, 2020
The Phillies did not announce this but listed these moves on their transaction page on the team website. What raises concern is Tommy Hunter's name. He was rumored to have been one of the seven players that tested positive for coronavirus last week.
According to Lindsay Adler of The Athletic, teams cannot disclose whether a player is on the COVID-19 injury list without their consent.
Teams won't disclose when a player goes on COVID-IL, but doing so frees up a roster spot and a player from the satellite squad can be brought up in their place. Does this protect player privacy, or does it allow MLB to obscure the extent of an outbreak? https://t.co/3fHWJjthyJ
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) July 1, 2020The Phillies, who have taken batting practice at Citizen's Bank Park the last two days, will have their first official workout tomorrow.
