Members of New York Yankees coaching staff test positive for COVID-19 (Report)
No New York Yankees players are expected to miss Tuesday’s game versus the Tampa Bay Rays after a coach was reported to have a COVID-19 issue.
[sc name=”josh-benjamin-banner” ]According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, five members of the New York Yankees coaching staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
https://twitter.com/MarlyRiveraESPN/status/1392215522050248711
No players are in danger of missing games, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
https://twitter.com/MarlyRiveraESPN/status/1392224640890810370
Jon Heyman has contradicted Rivera’s early report, indicating that only one coach has tested positive (which appears to be third base coach Phil Nevin). Other coaches are staying away out of caution.
To clarify: Only 1 Yankees coach is confirmed positive. Others are being tested/retested.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 11, 2021
Brendan Kuty of NJ.com later added that team catching coordinator Tanner Swanson was wearing a mask at Tropicana Field. The Yankees were juggling assignments as both their first and third base coaches were away from the team for the first game of the series in Tampa.
The Yankees had reportedly crossed MLB’s threshold for vaccinations as a club previously.
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1392221271451131908
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.
