Erik Pedersen Managing EditorMajor League Baseball has opted not to punish Los Angeles Dodgers star Justin Turner for joining his teammates in an on-field celebration of winning the World Series after he’d left the game because of a positive COVID-19 test.MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said today that Turner apologized for the October 27 incident and accepted responsibility.
But the executive also admitted that the league “cold have handled the situation more effectively.” Read statements from Turner, Manfred and Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten below.Late in the deciding Game 6 of the World Series last month, Turner was told he had tested positive and immediately left the game.
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