Earlier this month, the Chicago White Sox—the Kansas City Royals’ rivals in the American League Central—released some interesting injury news. In a normal year, that would be an update to a physical injury suffered while playing or preparing for the game of baseball.
But we haven’t had normal since, arguably, December of 2019, when Wuhan, China, was the first major area to feel the effects of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. And indeed, the White Sox did not release injury news that was in any way traditional. Rather, they proudly showcased their players receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines.