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Two Japanese players test positive for COVID-19, game cancelled

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While Major League Baseball and the players continue to try and hash out their differences in pay scale, season length, and health concerns, Japan’s NPB has been working towards getting through their version of spring training after a long delay. But two players on the Yomiuri Giants have now tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the cancellation of an exhibition game between the Giants and the Seibu Lions.

According to the team, the PCR tests taken by Sakamoto and Oshiro both showed only traces of the coronavirus.