Joe Girardi’s position on COVID-19 vaccinations among Phillies players hasn’t changed, even though it may affect the manager’s lineup for a two-game series in Toronto in July.
Phillies manager Joe Girardi looks on during spring training workouts on Wednesday at BayCare Ballpark.CLEARWATER, Fla. —
The issue came up again this week when New York City announced that unvaccinated Yankees and Mets players would be prohibited from playing home games under the ordinance that has kept Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving from playing in the city. The rule doesn’t apply to out-of-town athletes and therefore shouldn’t affect the Phillies’ roster when they face the Mets at Citi Field on April 29-May 1, May 27-29, and Aug. 12-14.
The rules may change before the Phillies visit the Toronto Blue Jays on July 12-13. For now, though, the newly negotiated collective bargaining agreement stipulates that those players would be placed on the temporary restricted list, during which time they will neither get paid nor receive service time, a penalty that Players Association executive director Tony Clark said last week “is a concern.
Star pitcher Aaron Nola and third baseman Alec Bohm were among the Phillies players who missed time last season after either testing positive for COVID-19 or being identified as an unvaccinated close contact. It’s not known whether any players who weren’t vaccinated last year decided to get the shots in the offseason.
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