Many of the Washington Nationals players received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine in St. Louis on Monday, manager Dave Martinez said.
The process to allow the team to be vaccinated began in earnest after an outbreak of the virus sidelined nine players on the 40-man roster to begin the season and postponed Washington’s first four games.
All the impacted members of the Nationals — 11 total players and two staffers — have since cleared quarantine. Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber and Josh Harrison arrived in St. Louis on Monday morning and have been inserted into the starting lineup immediately.