Mets' Chris Bassitt wants to halt MLB covid testing: 'There's no reason'

[Celerity]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/07/mets-chris-bassitt-covid/



On his first day back from the covid-19 list, New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt said he regrets telling the team he tested positive for the coronavirus and that MLB should consider stopping future tests.

“I probably won’t [tell the team again] the rest of my career,” said Bassitt, who was placed on the list July 1 and missed his scheduled start against Texas last week. “There’s no way. There’s no reason.”

After calling the current state of covid policies “ridiculous,” the right-hander was asked what an alternative solution might be.

“Stop testing it,” he answered. “Stop acting like covid is far worse than a lot of other things. … I was never sick. Never had a symptom. So sitting out for two weeks or possibly a week for zero symptoms? I don’t know. … I guess the answer is I should have never said anything.”

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[MontanaMama]

1. What a maroon.

[brush]

2. Hmmmm? This guy is a potential spreader and is too stupid...

to know it. Keep testing so dummies like him don't spread it unknowingly.

[Baked Potato]

3. Me, me, me. I don't care about you, you, you. Nt

[oioioi]

4. A major league asshole - literally.

[Iggo]

5. Aw, poor baby.

[joemacdawson]

6. No Radar gun for intelligence

This should inspire the trust of his teammates that he spends nearly eight months a year with, in close quarters.