D-backs pitchers Junior Guerra, Silvino Bracho tested positive for COVID-19
Jul 5, 2020, 6:51 PM | Updated: 6:54 pm
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Junior Guerra throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 14, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitchers Junior Guerra and Silvino Bracho tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Torey Lovullo said during a Zoom call with media Sunday.
Both players are asymptomatic.
They are two of the three players on the 40-man roster who have tested positive for COVID-19.
There was one additional Diamondbacks player who tested positive for the coronavirus. He is not on the 60-man roster and Lovullo did not identify him.
The team is still waiting for some players to get through coronavirus protocol, Lovullo said.
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Guerra was signed by the Diamondbacks this offseason. After entering the league as a starter, he moved to a full-time bullpen role last year with the Milwaukee Brewers. In 72 appearances, Guerra had a 3.55 ERA and 77 strikeouts.
Bracho underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2019 and missed the entire season. In 2018, he had a 3.19 ERA in 31 innings.
On Friday, the MLB announced 31 players and seven staff members around the league had tested positive for the coronavirus. That was a positive test percentage of 1.2%.
