Like many teams across the league, the Pirates have been affected by Major League Baseball's "unforeseen delays" in COVID-19 testing.
According to Pirates manager Derek Shelton, the greatest impact has been in the Pirates' alternate camp in Altoona, Pa.. To his knowledge, people are still waiting on their tests and there are "just minimal" activities going on in the camp.
"We're still awaiting on their results there," Shelton said during a Zoom call after workouts were done Saturday. "And we still have a couple pending here."
Shelton said that "36, 35" of the 40 players the Pirates invited to their MLB summer camp at PNC Park were able to work out Monday.