Red Sox’s Chaim Bloom: ‘Everyone in This Organization That Isn’t Vaccinated Pains Me’

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The Boston Red Sox entered Wednesday with a 75-59 record, third in the American League East and fighting for a wild-card spot with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

They’ve also had an outbreak of COVID-19 that has sidelined, among other members of the roster and coaching staff, Xander Bogaerts, Hirokazu Sawamura, Martin Perez, Matt Barnes, Enrique Hernandez and Christian Arroyo.

Boston chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom told reporters Wednesday he’s pained by unvaccinated members of the organization and that it may change the way he builds the roster:

The Red Sox reportedly have not met the league’s 85 percent vaccination threshold, which allows for relaxed health and safety protocols, and Bloom is not the only MLB executive to note the impact vaccines are having on the season.

In May, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer called reaching the 85 percent threshold a “competitive advantage” while lamenting the number of unvaccinated players on his own roster.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available. 

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