Twins SS Correa tests positive for COVID-19

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has examined constructive for COVID-19.

Correa was not within the lineup for Monday’s loss to the Detroit Tigers and supervisor Rocco Baldelli mentioned the workforce came upon about his constructive take a look at throughout the recreation. Baldelli additionally confirmed that Correa is vaccinated.

Correa is hitting .279 with three residence runs and 16 RBI this season after signing a three-year, $105.3 million contract this spring. A majority of that manufacturing has come over his final 19 video games, hitting .363 with a pair of homers and 13 RBI.

Correa is the fifth Twins participant to check constructive for the virus this season becoming a member of Dylan Bundy, Luis Arraez, Gilberto Celestino and Joe Ryan. Baldelli additionally missed time after testing constructive earlier this month.

The constructive take a look at comes with unhealthy timing because the Twins positioned Royce Lewis on the 10-day IL with a bone bruise on Monday morning. 

With a doubleheader in Detroit on Tuesday and the potential to lose a number of gamers forward of a weekend sequence in Toronto resulting from Canada’s vaccination restrictions for COVID-19, the Twins are heading right into a roster crunch as they wrap up a stretch of 18 video games in 17 days.