.Nationals outfielder Juan Soto has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t play in Thursday’s season opener against the New York Yankees.
tested positive for COVID-19 and was put on the injured list Thursday, forcing him to miss the start of the pandemic-delayed season.
Soto, a 21-year-old left fielder who was a breakout star of last post-season, will be sidelined until he can come up negative on two consecutive coronavirus tests.Rizzo said the Nationals had done contact tracing to check whether other members of the organization had been exposed.Soto had missed the first two weeks of the team’s summer camp this month after he was exposed to someone with COVID-19.
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman and starter Masahiro Tanaka begin the season on injured lists — Chapman on the COVID IL, and Tanaka on the 7-day IL after getting hit in the head by a batted ball. LeMahieu signed with the Yankees before last season and hit .327, setting career highs with 26 homers and 102 RBIs.
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