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MLB Hoosiers (Sept. 11): Giants Game Postponed Because of Positive COVID Test

By deciding to not play in a bubble, Major League Baseball has had to deal with postponing games and Friday was no different.
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MLB Hoosiers (Sept. 11): Giants Game Postponed Because of Positive COVID Test
MLB Hoosiers (Sept. 11): Giants Game Postponed Because of Positive COVID Test

Another positive COVID-19 test has distrupted the Major League Baseball schedule again, and this time it affected former Indiana baseball players Alex Dickerson and Caleb Baragar of the San Francisco Giants.

Their game with the San Diego Padres was postponed minutes before the first pitch on Friday because someone in the Giants' organization tested positive. Baseball isn't using a bubble like the NBA and NHL did, and this has happened to a half-dozen other teams in the first two months of he renewed season.

The decision was made minutes before first pitch when Giants trainer Dave Groeschner informed the game's umpiring crew about the positive test result. The Giants will perform contact tracing next to find out any individuals who came in contact with the person who tested positive.

The postponement follows a similar situation with the Oakland Athletics-Seattle Mariners series from last week, which was postponed after a player tested positive for COVID-19. The league has also postponed Saturday's game, though there has been no announcement yet about Sunday's game.

Hoosiers in the Pros on Friday

  • Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs: Schwarber went 0-for-4 in the Cubs' 1-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Schwarber has been in a huge slump lately, and his batting average is down to .203. He hasn't hat a hit in his last seven games, going 0-for-19 during that stretch. 
  • Aaron Slegers, Tampa Bay Rays: Slegers did not pitch in the Rays 11-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays are 29-16 and in first place in the American League East with 15 games to go. 
  • Alex Dickerson and Caleb Baragar, San Francisco Giants: Their game with the San Diego Padres was postponed because of a positive COVID-19 test. Saturday's game was postponed as well.
  • Kyle Hart, Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox placed Hart on the 10-day injury list on Sept. 2.  He is eligible to return on Saturday, but the Red Sox have not announced any roster moves regarding Hart as of yet.
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TOM BREW

Tom Brew has been the publisher of “Indiana Hoosiers on SI’’ since 2019. He has worked at some of America's finest newspapers as an award-winning reporter and editor for more than four decades, including the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, Indianapolis Star and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He operates seven sites on the “On SI’’ network. Follow Tom on Twitter @tombrewsports.

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