MLB Won't Punish Dodgers' Turner for Breaking Protocol

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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner won’t be punished for ignoring COVID-19 protocols and celebrating with his team after winning the World Series last month.

Major League Baseball’s investigation into the third baseman concluded Friday, with the league announcing that it was in part to blame for Turner — who was removed prior to the eighth inning of the Oct. 27 clinching game due to a positive COVID-19 test — leaving his isolation to return to the field during the celebration and mingle with his teammates and Dodgers officials. According to USA Today, MLB’s investigation found that Turner wasn’t the only person to blame for the incident, and there’s context as to why he chose to leave his isolation room in the Texas Rangers’ ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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