Six members of the Washington Nationals organization is currently quarantining following a positive COVID-19 test, general manager Mike Rizzo announced Wednesday, according to Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports.
The positive test, which came back Wednesday morning, was for a player. Five other members of the team, including one staffer were deemed close contacts during tracing as a result of flying on a team charter Monday evening.
Rizzo added the Nationals will “certainly” have to make roster moves ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day.
The Nationals are scheduled to open the regular season Thursday night against the New York Mets. Any ineligible players would be replaced by players from the club’s minor league camp in Fredericksburg, Maryland.
Coincidentally, manager Davey Martinez’s scheduled Zoom conference with the media was canceled due to technical issues, according to Zuckerman. The club says ensured Martinez is not the positive test.
The Nationals had zero positive COVID-19 tests during Spring Training. However, have been affected by the coronavirus on the eve of Opening Day.
