The coronavirus has already altered the shape and construction of the 2020 MLB season, and now it has dealt the Atlanta Braves a major blow to their World Series hopes. First baseman Freddie Freeman was one of four Braves players to test positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to manager Brian Snitker on Saturday, who did not need to disclose names. Reliever Will Smith, young right-hander Touki Toussaint, and shortstop Pete Kozma were also found to have contracted the virus. Only Freeman.
