As some teams are having issues with the waiting times between COVID-19 tests and results, we have seen a couple of clubs canceling scheduled workouts as they wait. The New York Mets, however, took the field on Monday for their practices and drills.
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo was among the ones who took the field on Monday, and he said during a Zoom call with the media that the Mets hadn’t encountered too many hurdles when it comes to coronavirus and testing protocols.
And while other clubs have had some issues, Nimmo remains confident that the New York Mets’ 60-game season will be completed without any major incidents. He says he has “100 percent conviction” of that.
The Mets are leaving “no stone unturned”
“With everything that we’re doing, I have 100 percent conviction that we’ll be able to do this. It takes everyone, so all I can speak for is at this facility they are leaving no stone unturned. They have people watching our spacing all the time, whether we’ve got masks on, sanitizing everything in between everything.
“It’s really being done at its finest and honestly not much hindrance to us. We’re having a really good time with this. It is weird, but it is becoming more normal by the day. I really have a strong conviction that we’ll be able to do this. Again, I can only speak for us.”
Since the Mets opened their training camp last week, every organization member, from GM Brodie Van Wagenen to manager Luis Rojas and the players have understood the importance of the coronavirus pandemic and the adoption of health protocols.
“All of us understand what a positive test does, and really it’s going to shut you down for over probably something like three weeks, so obviously it’s something we worry about,†Michael Conforto said over the weekend. “That’s kind of the reason we’re going above and beyond in these protocols.”