OAKLAND, Calif. – The Minnesota twins have been allowed to travel and go ahead with plans for a double in Oakland on Tuesday after their season was interrupted by coronavirus concerns.
The twins have not played since Friday to allow the virus to be tested and tracked, as the club has had at least four positive coronavirus tests in the past week.
Kyle Garlick, another unnamed twin player and staff member, gave positive results in the two days before the postponements against the Angels, manager Rocco Baldelli said this weekend. Andrelton Simmons’ shortstop had not already made the trip to Anaheim after giving positive results earlier in the week.
Games between the twins and the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim have been postponed to Saturday and Sunday, and the opening of Monday’s series in Oakland has been postponed. That game will be made up as part of Tuesday’s double title.
Minnesota will start Matt Shoemaker in Game 1 and Jose Berrios in Game 2 in the double straight, then introduce Kenta Maeda on Wednesday. A has not yet announced likely beginners.
There have been six MLB games postponed this year due to the virus, including a series of three season-opening games between the national team and the Mets, following the Washington coronavirus concern.
There were 45 regular season games postponed due to the virus last year, but only two – between St. Louis and Detroit – were not invented.