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Nationals' Trea Turner Removed from Game vs. Phillies After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was removed from Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies after testing positive for COVID-19, the team announced.

Turner's name has come up frequently in trade talks this week as MLB's Friday deadline looms. It's unclear how much time he may miss.

Per MLB's guidelines:

"Individuals who test positive will be required to isolate for a minimum of 10 days, receive appropriate care and monitoring from the Club medical staff, and be cleared by the Joint Committee and the individual’s team physician, following a mandatory cardiac evaluation and a determination that the individual no longer presents a risk of infection to others.