MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said data shows pitcher injuries are more likely to occur during spring training and early in the season.
All six of the positive COVID-19 tests by New York Yankees players have now been confirmed, sources told ESPN, and the team will return to action against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
The Yankees' game against the Red Sox on Thursday was postponed after multiple New York players tested positive for COVID-19.
Giancarlo Stanton is back with the Yankees after missing 32 games because of a strained left hamstring.
Ailing sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton might be back in the New York Yankees' lineup as soon as next weekend.
Mired in a slump since his original return from injury this year, Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar is headed back to the injured list.
