The MLBPA has reportedly issued a response to MLB’s health-and-safety proposal designed to guide baseball’s return to play.
The response, according to Sherman, was wide-ranging and included notes on testing frequency, protocols for positive tests, in-stadium medical personnel, protections for high-risk players and their families, and access to pre- and post-game therapies such as hydrotherapy and sanitization protocols.
According to Sherman, players want this testing volume increased, as daily tests would allow greater comfort and fewer restrictions within the clubhouse and ballpark. However, it remains to be seen if MLB could ensure that level of testing without depleting from the public supply. Post-game treatments such as saunas, steam rooms, pools and cryotherapy chambers were also discouraged in MLB’s original proposal — another reported point of contention for players.
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