The Dodgers traveled from San Diego to Seattle on Sunday, after taking two of three games in an exhilarating series with the Padres, for a quick two-game set against the Mariners.
The next time they’re on the road, their lives off the field may closer resemble pre-pandemic times.
Before Monday’s game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team is “darn close” to reaching the 85% vaccination threshold Major League Baseball established to incentive clubs to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Roberts said he didn’t know how many people in Tier 1 have had their first or second vaccine dose.
On March 29, three days before Opening day, the league sent a three-page memo to organizations, players, and staff members March 29 to inform them the ways in which the strict health and safety protocols implemented to avoid outbreaks would loosen for players who get vaccinated and teams that reach the 85% line among their Tier 1 personnel.
Fully vaccinated individuals – people are deemed fully vaccinated two weeks after the final dose – can gather on team planes, trains, and buses. They can spend time with other vaccinated people indoors without masks or distancing outside of team facility. Their virus testing is reduced from every other day to twice a week and vaccinated family or household members can stay at the team hotel on the road.
Teams that reach the 85% threshold don’t have to wear masks in the dugout or bullpen. They can eat at indoor restaurants, have nonvaccinated family or household members stay with players and staff members at the team hotel, and take part in shared clubhouse activities. That includes video games. Contract tracing is also measure are also lightened; players don’t have to be quarantined if they are exposed to someone who tests positive.
The Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins have had games postponed this season because of positive tests. The Houston Astros placed five players on the COVID-19 list last week, but their schedule wasn’t affected.
Mariners manager Scott Servais told reporters Monday that 10 teams had reached the 85% threshold. He admitted his club hasn’t and – based on internal polling – he isn’t sure if his team will this season.
Teams, and individuals, have handled the matter differently.
The Milwaukee Brewers took part in a public service announcement encouraging people to receive the vaccine. The New York Mets scheduled education sessions for players with doctors ahead of offering the vaccine. The Angels and St. Louis Cardinals are among the few teams to share that they’ve reached the threshold.
Dodger Stadium served as one of the largest COVID-19 testing sites and it’s now serving as one of the largest vaccination sites. Dodgers president baseball of operations Andrew Friedman has said he expects the team to reach 85%. Clayton Kershaw and Roberts both publicly said they would take the vaccine.
Others have preferred to stay mum.
“I think we kind of keep those things in the clubhouse,” Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts said before the season started. “These are all personal decisions for guys. They’ve got to do what’s best for them and their families. Obviously, we are all a team. But that vaccination, that whole situation is a personal decision. So I’d like to leave it in the clubhouse.”
First baseman Max Muncy echoed Betts a week later when the club was in Oakland, saying that the team had decided they wouldn’t talk about it.
“It comes down to personal medical history and personal medical choices,” Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer said at the end of spring training. “So I don’t really want to speak on that.”
The Dodgers avoided any COVID-19 scares last season until Justin Turner tested positive during the World Series and was pulled late in Game 6. This year, Brusdar Graterol reported to spring training behind schedule after dealing with the virus during the offseason and wasn’t activated until Sunday.
Otherwise, the virus hasn’t kept Dodgers players from games or impacted their schedule, an advantage not every team has enjoyed.
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