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‘I don’t want to get sick:’ At-risk A’s pitcher Jake Diekman speaks out on test lags

Not for one moment did A’s reliever Jake Diekman consider opting out of the truncated 2020 Major League Baseball season.

He had every reason to.

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Diekman’s ulcerative colitis makes him at high-risk of complications if he were to contract coronavirus. Because of this, Diekman was guaranteed the negotiated full pro-ra. . .

“Right now we honestly aren’t too sure,” Amanda said.