Davey Martinez was concerned about Juan Soto, when the Washington Nationals’ 21-year-old outfielder was stuck in quarantine after a positive test for COVID-19 on the morning of the season opener back in late July.
That followed a separate period in which he was forced to quarantine after he’d come in contact with someone who’d tested positive as he returned to Washington, D.C. from his home in the Dominican Republic.
So how did Soto, who was asymptomatic and thought it was a false negative, spend his time during the season opener?
“Apparently, he was standing in front of the TV with a bat during the game, taking pitches,” Martinez said, painting a sad picture of Soto alone in his apartment watching the game as he tried to work on his timing virtually.