The Rockies announced theyve put 4 gamers– Antonio Senzatela, Jhoulys Chacín, Yency Almonte and Yonathan Daza– on the COVID-19 injured list. Left-hander Ben Bowden, outfielder Sam Hilliard and righty Antonio Santos have been remembered from Triple-A Albuquerque, while reliever Zac Rosscup was chosen to the major league lineup. Furthermore, manager Bud Black and first base coach Ron Gideon have actually been ruled out for tonights video game against the Dodgers as part of contact tracing efforts.
Placement on the COVID-19 list does not symbolize that all four of the gamers included have checked favorable. Players can arrive on the IL for feeling viral symptoms or for direct exposure to the virus.
Rosscup was picked to the roster as a COVID replacement gamer. Under the 2021 health and wellness procedures, he can be eliminated from the 40-man without being exposed to waivers upon the return of one of the gamers hes been selected to change. The 33-year-old southpaw has a 5.16 ERA/3.80 SIERA in parts of 6 major league seasons. Hes been nearly unhittable this year in Triple-A, pitching to a 0.52 ERA over 17 1/3 frames with an exceptional 37.3% strikeout rate.