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Phillies Employees Receiving COVID Tests in Stadium Parking Lot
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This is quite the scene down at CBP right now, where testing is underway:
Developing: COVID-19 saliva testing being done on employees in parking lot of Citizens Bank Park. @phillies game cancelled tonight after @Marlins players test positive over the weekend. #mlb @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/2HARa6O8Cq
— Chris O'Connell (@CoconnellFox29) July 27, 2020
Earlier, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Phillies would test today and then go right home, with the results being sent to Rutgers for 24 hour turnaround. Matt Gelb and John Clark reported that Phils staff working in the Marlins clubhouse were in quarantine while the Marlins themselves remain in Philadelphia pending results of their tests.
One of the key questions now surrounds hotel staff, and their exposure to the Miami players. If the Marlins decided to play without revealing COVID-positive tests, did they endanger hotel workers in addition to Phillies players and staff?
Lots of questions!
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com