OAKLAND, Calif. – Minnesota twins have been allowed to travel and are moving forward with plans for a double-header in Oakland Tuesday after their season is interrupted by coronavirus problems.
The twins have not played since Friday to allow virus testing and contact tracking, as the club has had at least four positive coronavirus tests last week.
Kyle Garlick, another unnamed Twins player and team staff member, tested positive in the two days leading up to the postponements against the Angels, manager Rocco Baldelli said this weekend. Stopped Andrelton Simmons had no longer made the trip to Anaheim after testing positive earlier in the week.
Games between the Los Angeles Twins and Angels in Anaheim were postponed Saturday and Sunday, and the opening of the series was also postponed to Monday in Oakland. This game will be composed as part of Tuesday’s double header.
Minnesota will start Matt Shoemaker in the first game and Jose Berrios in the second game of the double direct play, and then throw Kenta Maeda on Wednesday. The A’s have yet to announce likely headlines.
There have been six MLB games postponed this year due to the virus, including a three-game series that opened the season between the Nationals and the Mets following Washington coronavirus concerns.
Last year, 45 regular-season games were postponed for virus-related reasons, but only two (between St. Louis and Detroit) were not offset.