The game was called off due to COVID-19 issues within the Twins organization, with at least one Twins player reportedly testing positive.
Saturday night's game between the Angels and Twins in Anaheim has been canceled to allow for testing and contact tracing involving members of the Twins organization, the Angels announced around two hours before scheduled first pitch.
The news comes after at least one Twins player has reportedly tested positive, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That player is outfielder Kyle Garlick, according to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the team is concerned there will be additional positive tests.
A member of the team's traveling party tested positive for the virus before Friday's game, manager Rocco Baldelli announced. Baldelli said a few members of the group would remain away from the team over the next few days, per MLB.com's Do-Hyoung Park.
Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday after testing positive on Tuesday, though his positive result does not appear to be related to this latest incident, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic.
The two teams had yet to begin taking batting practice when the game was called off, and fans were allowed into the stadium before the announcement was made, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. It's unclear if the teams will be able to play Sunday's series finale.
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The game was called off due to COVID-19 issues within the Twins organization, with at least one Twins player reportedly testing positive.
Saturday night's game between the Angels and Twins in Anaheim has been canceled to allow for testing and contact tracing involving members of the Twins organization, the Angels announced around two hours before scheduled first pitch.
The news comes after at least one Twins player has reportedly tested positive, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That player is outfielder Kyle Garlick, according to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the team is concerned there will be additional positive tests.
A member of the team's traveling party tested positive for the virus before Friday's game, manager Rocco Baldelli announced. Baldelli said a few members of the group would remain away from the team over the next few days, per MLB.com's Do-Hyoung Park.
Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday after testing positive on Tuesday, though his positive result does not appear to be related to this latest incident, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic.
The two teams had yet to begin taking batting practice when the game was called off, and fans were allowed into the stadium before the announcement was made, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. It's unclear if the teams will be able to play Sunday's series finale.
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