A number of players from both the Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs, including Auston Matthews, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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It was announced on Friday that the Jays had shut down their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida. The shut down was in response to a player exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus. The player is a pitcher who had spent time playing with the Philadelphia Phillies, a team that has had eight people test positive.
#BlueJays say personnel in Dunedin are being tested for COVID-19 and the facility has been shut down.
Club statement: pic.twitter.com/gbREfOEgu6
— Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) June 19, 2020
A new report from Toronto Sun reports the Maple Leafs have also been hit after star forward Matthews tested positive.
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Matthews, 22, is believed to be quarantine at his home in Arizona, although the team has yet to make an official statement. Hopes are he will recover in time for a July 10 return to camp.
