HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos tested positive for COVID-19 and wasn’t with the team when it clinched the World Series championship Tuesday night.
Anthopoulos said he tested positive for the virus Saturday. He was back in the Atlanta area during the Braves' 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 6.
“We were not going to take any chances,” he said.
Anthopoulos said he and his wife are fully vaccinated and no one in his family had any virus-related symptoms. He said he woke up his 9-year-old son in the ninth inning and got to watch the end of the game as a family.