Justin Turner violated coronavirus protocols when he celebrated on the Globe Life field with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and he refused instructions from security to leave the field, behavior that Major League Baseball said risked the safety of others. Turner was pulled from the game following the seventh inning after MLB was notified that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Turner later returned to the field with a mask to celebrate the Dodgers’ title. “Immediately upon receiving notice from the laboratory of a positive test, protocols were triggered, leading to the removal of Justin Turner from last night’s game,” MLB said in a statement Wednesday. When MLB Security raised the matter of being on the field with Turner, he emphatically refused to comply.”Turner became a free agent when his $64 million, four-year contract expired following the victory.

Source: Fox News October 28, 2020 21:00 UTC