Yasiel Puig announced Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Puig was expected to sign with the Braves but will instead remain a free agent, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. The two sides had yet to reach a formal agreement and "intended to advance if he tested negative for the virus," sources told Rosenthal.
The 29-year-old right fielder said he is asymptomatic and feels "absolutely fine." He plans to quarantine until he receives two negative test results.
"I am sad that this happened, but I believe that everything is in God's timing," Puig wrote on Instagram.