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How did Davey Martinez first learn of the positive tests for COVID-19 on his team? One got a positive result upon returning to D.C., and two more have since tested positive with one that is likely positive but requires more testing. When did the manager receive the bad news?

“It was — I got a phone call in the morning and it was — you know, it hit me a little bit,” the fourth-year skipper told reporters last night. “Because my first reaction was to make sure that person was okay and wasn’t feeling sick and then getting on the phone and trying to figure out, ‘Well, what’s next?