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Bud Black, 4 Rockies players placed under COVID-19 protocols

Inside Coors Field ahead of Opening Day 2019 with the Rockies logo (Photo: Nick Griffith/KDVR)

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Rockies say four players have been placed on the team’s injured list and are under Major League Baseball’s COVID-19 protocols.

Manager Bud Black and first base coach Ron Gideon also face contact-tracing protocols. They will not be a part of Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The list now includes Yency Almonte, Jhoulys Chacin, Yonathan Daza, Antonio Senzatela and first base coach Ron Gideon.

Black took part in this week’s MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field. The other four players and Gideon did not.

This is a developing story and we’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.