Pittsburgh — COVID-19 has jumped up and bit the Tigers.
Reliever Joe Jimenez and bench coach George Lombard both tested positive for the virus, even though both have been vaccinated. Both felt symptoms of the virus Sunday night.
Additionally, pitching coach Chris Fetter, quality control coach Josh Paul and bullpen catcher Jeremy Carroll will be away from the team after being cited in contact tracing.
"We've had an array of tests around our team," manager AJ Hinch said. "Contact tracing and MLB protocols, all of those were negative. But as a result of contact tracing, we are going to lose those three guys while they're in quarantine.