The Red Sox and Yankees’ All-Star break will unexpectedly last a little longer, as COVID-19 issues have hit the Bombers once again.
New York’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox has been postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Yankee clubhouse. An MLB spokesperson told reporters on Thursday that the Yankees canceled their batting practice so the team could go through further testing after both Wandy Peralta and Nestor Cortes Jr. were added to the COVID-19 IL earlier in the day.
Reporters were asked to leave the field after batting practice was canceled.
Peralta and Cortes join fellow pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga, who was placed on the COVID list before the All-Star break.
Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers told ESPN's Marly Rivera that he was to avoid doing pregame interviews because at least one of the positive players on the Yankees was someone who was at the All-Star Game in Denver.
Rafael Devers just told me that he was asked to not do interviews pregame because one of the #Yankees who went to the All-Star Game tested positive. Devers said that he is going to undergo testing this afternoon.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) July 15, 2021
"Following positive COVID-19 tests within the New York Yankees organization, tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium has been postponed to allow for continued testing and contact tracing," MLB said in a statement.
This marks the second time that the Yankees, who eclipsed the 85 percent vaccination threshold, has dealt with a team-wide COVID issue. Earlier in the ytear, eight members of the team tested positive, including Gleyber Torres, who had previously been vaccinated.
Audacy MLB insider Jon Heyman is reporting that it is a “major” COVID issue with the Yankees that led to the postponement.
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