COVID-19 Vaccinations Add New Twist to MLB Trade Deadline

COVID-19 Vaccinations Add New Twist to MLB Trade Deadline
Kansas City Royals' Andrew Benintendi leaves the batter's box on an RBI single during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, July 22, 2022. Colin E. Braley/AP Photo
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PHOENIX—This is always a stressful time of year for Major League Baseball’s 30 general managers, who are evaluating talent, juggling financial implications and trying to figure out ways to make their teams better as Tuesday’s trade deadline approaches.

Now there’s another factor in the wheeling-and-dealing calculus—COVID-19 vaccination status.