Cardinals contact tracer finds ‘tricky balance` in new role
(WorldNews Health)

St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Mois&eaigu;s Rodríguez has been expecting the news that came down Friday. “At seven in the morning when my phone rings, I sort of panic because it might be that phone call,” he said. After 20 years in baseball ranging from media relations to international scouting, Rodríguez is in a role he never imagined — contact tracer during a coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of team employees across Major League Baseball have been entrusted to carry out the critical task, a pillar of the league`s plan to operate a 60-game season while COVID-19 continues to assail much of the United States — and has caused the postponement of 16 games in the first week of the season....