Marlins allegedly went Lou Williams route before testing positive for COVID-19
The Marlins reportedly made the same mistake as Lou Williams.
The Miami Marlins are dealing with a serious situation related to COVID-19. The number of players and coaches who tested positive continues to rise and the team is shut down until Sunday at the earliest.
The latest report, courtesy of Bob Nightengale, is that he believes one or more players on the team went out while in Atlanta. This news comes at the same time NBA veteran Lou Williams is facing his own quarantine after going out for wings in the city.
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Nightengale seems to stand behind this belief by saying it was not a fluke that the team is dealing with an outbreak. Even just one player going out and contracting the virus can lead to a complete disaster.
This report should serve as a wake-up call to players all over the league. MLB decided against using a bubble and trust is being placed in the players to be smart. One player can shut down the whole league, let alone just one team.
Williams left the NBA bubble and reportedly went out just to grab some wings. The league is making him quarantine for over a week before he can join the team and move freely around the bubble in Orlando.
MLB has no such restrictions unless a player tests positive. Yet the Marlins players avoided public shaming, and potential quarantine, as they didn’t show up on social media. So it is possible players on other teams have been going out as well and just laying low.
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The Marlins are a cautionary tale that didn’t have to be if Nightengale’s report is true. While it was funny to poke fun at Williams, he was just one individual. The scope of the Marlins’ outbreak is not yet known and we will all have to hope no one is seriously sick due to the careless actions of others.