Now that the LA Dodgers and the world of baseball has come down to some degree off of the high of crowning a champion. Let’s have a real conversation about Justin Turner being told he’d tested positive for COVID-19 after the seventh inning of Game 6 in the World freakin’ Series.
Did the Dodgers know before the game started or did some dun really run down the street with the results of his test after the Dodgers had played 7 innings? I’m just asking for a friend playa?
Not only did he only isolate for the remainder of the game but he ran out of isolation and jumped into the team picture. He initially had on a mask but quickly took it off to make sure people saw his face on the team photo.
Now I get that he’s excited about winning the World Series and wanting to celebrate with his teammates but he’s been told that he’s got a deadly and contagious virus even though he may be asymptomatic. That doesn’t alarm anyone? Sure, the officials from MLB tried to tell him that he couldn’t be on the field with everyone but he didn’t listen.
That’s a problem that MLB has to now deal with. What if someone out there gets extremely ill and it turns out bad. They’re open to get sued because they didn’t keep him off of the field when they knew he’d tested positive for COVID-19. Huge problem.
Again, I get that he wanted to be in the pictures for history’s sake but he’s got the virus and the protocol clearly states that he shouldn’t be around others. MLB is responsible for everyone’s safety at this point.
So why didn’t they have people out there dragging him off of the field? Yeah, I know that it wouldn’t have been a good look but he put everyone on the field at risk and knowing it is an even worse look. Stop me when I start lyin’!