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New York Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman tests postive for COVID-19

On Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Erik Boland of Newsday, Boone said Chapman has mild symptoms and that he won’t be around “for the foreseeable future.”

Boone said Aroldis Chapman has tested positive. He has mild symptoms, Boone said. "He will not be here for the foreseeable future."

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) July 11, 2020

Chapman is now the third Yankee, along with pitcher Luis Cessa and second baseman DJ LeMahieu, to come down with the virus that has wreaked havoc on a global scale.