The Philadelphia Phillies on Friday confirmed that five players and three staff members working at their Clearwater, Fla., facility tested positive for the coronavirus. They said that the first confirmed case came Tuesday and that 12 other staff members and 20 other players living in the Clearwater area were being tested. MLB'S TEXAS RANGERS FACE PRESSURE TO CHANGE NAME AMID HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY OVER SYMBOLS, HISTORICAL FIGURESThe team did not identify any of the players or staff members who tested positive. Players started to return to the facility as governments began to loosen coronavirus restrictions. The county has seen more than 1,900 confirmed coronavirus cases and 102 deaths from the virus.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2020 17:26 UTC