(AP Photo/Eric Gay)ARLINGTON, Texas โ Justin Turner violated coronavirus protocols when he celebrated 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 Dodgersโ title.
โImmediately upon receiving notice from the laboratory of a positive test, protocols were triggered, leading to the removal of Justin Turner from last nightโs game,โ MLB said in a statement Wednesday.
When MLB Security raised the matter of being on the field with Turner, he emphatically refused to comply.โTurner became a free agent when his $64 million, four-year contract expired following the victory.