Red Sox Right-Hander Matt Barnes Tests Positive For COVID, Will Miss Opening Day

BOSTON (CBS) – COVID-19 will force the Red Sox to be without an important piece of the bullpen for Opening Day. Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced on Saturday that right-hander Matt Barnes has tested positive for the virus. Cora says Barnes is asymptomatic, but he has been ruled out for Boston’s season opener against the Baltimore Orioles on April 1 at Fenway Park.

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