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Paul Sullivan: Playing the blame game isn’t helping matters in MLB’s fight against COVID-19

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SportsCarolinaMonthly
August 3, 2020

Baseball is in danger of inadvertently affixing a scarlet “C” to players and teams affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.It starts at the top with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who lumped all players together when he told ESPN they “need to be better” in following the health and safety protocols issued by the league. That came one day after reportedly threatening to shut down the sport and putting players on notice.Manfred didn’t name names or teams. The suggestion that many players were not doing whatever it takes to avoid contracting COVID-19 was pure speculation.“I don’t know Rob’s situation,” …

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