The Toronto Blue Jays shut down their spring training facility in Dunedin on Thursday after a player exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The player exhibiting symptoms is a pitcher on the 40-man roster who recently spent time with players in the Philadelphia Phillies’ minor league system, according to Passan, and is awaiting results from a COVID-19 test.
Multiple Blue Jays have not yet been tested for COVID-19, Passan reports, adding that testing will increase within the organization if the symptomatic player is not an isolated case.
Earlier on Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that five players and three staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 at the team’s spring training complex in Clearwater, Fla. — a few miles away from Toronto’s Dunedin facility.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman also confirmed that the Tampa Bay Lightning have temporarily shut down their training facilities due to multiple cases of COVID-19 within the organization.
On Thursday, there were reports that a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coaching staff had tested positive for the virus, and two of the team’s assistants have been quarantined.
Cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise in Florida, with the state posting a record number of daily cases for the third day in a row.
