Jonathan Loaisiga) all tested positive for the virus, while three other potential cases are pending confirmation of positive results. ESPN’s Marly Rivera reports that “at least two” of the positive COVID tests were delivered by Yankees position players.
Most importantly, Cashman indicated that the cases appear to be asymptomatic, saying “
As of right now, everybody is ok.” The Yankees as a whole have passed the league’s mandated 85% vaccination rate , though Cashman said that only “
most” of the six players had received vaccines. Cortes, Peralta, and Loaisiga had all been vaccinated.
Cortes and Peralta were placed on the COVID-19 list earlier today, while Loaisiga’s placement came back on July 10. Loaisiga has yet to rejoin the team from their road trip in Houston, Cashman said, as the right-hander has been quarantined.
Which 2nd Inning Program boss should you choose?
This is a particularly hard one, just by looking at the attributes of each card. Let’s start off with Bay, who has very solid contact and power attributes and has eligibility for all three outfield positions. However, the former Pirate’s swing is a bit funky, and another issue that needs to be taken into account is the fact that there are a lot of other solid right-handed hitters (RHH) in the game right now. And if you already completed the April Player of the Month program, the three best hitters from that program (Justin Turner, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Byron Buxton) are all righties as well.