MLB, MLBPA announce final testing results from intake screening
Major League Baseball and the MLBPA announced its final test results from intake screening of players and staff entering camps.
Of 3,748 samples taken during intake, 66 (1.8%) came back positive, with 58 of those coming from players while the remaining eight were staff members.
Covered individuals have moved onto monitoring tests. Tier 1 individuals (players, coaches, trainers) will be tested every other day while Tier 2 individuals (front-office staff, clubhouse attendants) will have multiple tests per week. The total number of samples collected so far stands at 7,401 - 17 of which were new positives.
MLB has seen 83 positive tests out of 11,149 samples (0.7%) since intake screening began on June 27. Twenty-eight different teams have seen at least one positive test come out of this process.
For those who have tested positive for COVID-19, they will have to have two consecutive negative tests before being allowed to reenter camp.