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Red Sox News: Chris Sale tests positive for COVID, will not start Sunday

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 26: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox looks on before a game against the Minnesota Twins on August 26, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

Chris Sale is the latest Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19

Chris Sale tested positive for COVID-19, as first reported by MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo. Sale is the latest victim in the COVID outbreak that is currently ravaging the Red Sox clubhouse. Starting with Kiké Hernandez’s positive test that landed him on the COVID-19 Injured List on August 27th, 11 more players including Sale have tested positive as well.