SF Giants position Thairo Estrada on COVID IL

SAN FRANCISCO — It is possible COVID-19 has made its way within the partitions of the Giants clubhouse all over again this season.

The staff placed infielder Thairo Estrada on the COVID checklist before Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the White Sox. Although Estrada has not nevertheless tested beneficial, he has revealed symptoms for a lot more than 24 hrs, manager Gabe Kapler said.

“We’re going to examination him and see where by we are,” Kapler claimed. “This is what we believed manufactured the most perception to shield equally Thairo and our roster today.”

In a corresponding transfer, the Giants recalled Yermín Mercedes from Triple-A Sacramento.

Estrada was a late scratch from the lineup Saturday with illness. His symptoms so significantly have been a sore throat and a headache, Kapler claimed. Under MLB’s protocol, gamers are permitted to be placed on the COVID list “for indications that require additional assessment,” even if they have not tested good.

Estrada was briefly in the Giants clubhouse Sunday morning and was not sporting a mask.

“We moved him by means of the clubhouse as promptly as possible,” Kapler stated, introducing that no other players have exhibited indications.