It took less than a week for Major League Baseball’s efforts to restart its 2020 season to run into gigantic problems.
At least four teams u2015 the Washington Nationals, Oakland A’s, Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants u2015 temporarily shut down summer training camps this week because the players either hadn’t been tested or hadn’t received results in a timely manner over Fourth of July weekend. Atlanta Braves star Freddie Freeman tested positive for the coronavirus and is sick at home. At least three of his teammates tested positive too. A growing number of players, including two Atlanta veterans, have decided to opt out of playing this season, and more could soon follow.