{"id":33940,"date":"2020-07-06T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=33940"},"modified":"2020-07-06T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:45:08","slug":"nationals-astros-cancel-team-workouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/07\/06\/nationals-astros-cancel-team-workouts\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 World Series Teams Cancel Team Workouts Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Washington Nationals and Houston Astros Cancel Team Workouts<\/h1>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/washington-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Nationals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/houston-astros\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Astros<\/a> announced that they cancelled their team workouts for Monday. This comes after it was revealed that both teams had experienced delays with getting the results from their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/2020\/07\/05\/notable-mlb-players-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> tests. Both teams underwent the testing process on Friday but are still awaiting the results. Jeff Passan of ESPN was the first with the news on the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Washington Nationals canceled workouts today as results from their Friday coronavirus tests still have not shown up, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Comes on the heels of the Oakland A&#39;s canceling a workout Sunday because of no results and testers not showing up to Angels camp, either.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1280137216828878848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jake Kaplan, who covers the Astros for <em>The Athletic<\/em>, was the first with that angle of the story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: The Astros canceled their workout today. They are still awaiting their results from Friday\u2019s COVID-19 tests.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakemkaplan\/status\/1280150665130586113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The fact that two teams have cancelled their workouts because of these delays is a problem. After all, players were guaranteed that they would be kept safe this season with consistent testing. If these problems continue, then it&#8217;s only going to cause players to not trust the MLB.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if the problem continues, then it could seriously hinder the future of baseball in 2020. Teams will not want to continue putting their players at risk of catching the virus without having the safety net that the testing provides.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington Nationals and Houston Astros Issue Statements<\/h2>\n<p>Following the news, Washington Nationals General Manager and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/nationals\/news\/nationals-statement-from-mike-rizzo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued a statement<\/a>. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com released the statement first.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nationals GM Mike Rizzo releases a statement regarding the club\u2019s delayed COVID test results that caused Monday morning\u2019s workout to be canceled: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDu0QUxG1y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NDu0QUxG1y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/1280139543069499393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Houston Astros responded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/astros\/news\/astros-cancel-monday-summer-camp-workouts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with a statement<\/a> of their own. Chandler Rome with the <em>Houston Chronicle<\/em> had it on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Astros general manager James Click <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S2BCsdcW0m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S2BCsdcW0m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chandler_Rome\/status\/1280160746962391040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Other Teams Face Uncertainty Regarding Testing<\/h2>\n<p>Besides the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, other teams have faced uncertainty regarding COVID-19 testing as well. First of all, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/los-angeles-angels\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a> have pushed their Monday workouts back due to the delay in getting the results. Ken Rosenthal of <em>The Athletic<\/em> was the first to report this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Athletic also learned from sources that testers did not show for Angels and two other, unidentified clubs Sunday. Angels players did saliva tests on their own; team shipped tests to lab in Utah. Monday workout pushed back from 9 am PT noon to make sure testers are present. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BGD0FQGmGr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/BGD0FQGmGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/1280116794301308929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/oakland-athletics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Athletics<\/a> are yet another team in jeopardy awaiting results from last week&#8217;s round of COVID-19 tests. Athletics General Manager David Forst wrote a statement expressing his feelings to players and staff yesterday. Alex Coffey, who covers the A&#8217;s for <em>The Athletic<\/em>, wrote about that Sunday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The A&#39;s COVID-19 tests are still in SF, waiting to be sent to a lab in Utah. They&#39;re due to arrive at 1:30 am MT Mon. The Athletic obtained a message sent from GM David Forst to players\/staff tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If possible, I&#39;m as frustrated &amp; pissed as you are&quot;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/39eyyRpYCf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/39eyyRpYCf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byalexcoffey\/status\/1279999018538393602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>In the end, it&#8217;s unknown whether these delays are simply because of the July Fourth holiday weekend or because this is such a new process. After all, whenever a new process is implemented, it takes time to work out all of the kinks. Having said that, this is something that must get under control sooner than later. The MLB realizes that, as do the players, and now is the time to ensure that it doesn&#8217;t happen anymore. 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