LA Dodgers’ Justin Turner returns to field to celebrate World Series win despite COVID-19 diagnosis

The LA Dodgers are World Series champions in a scenario that no one could have imagined before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Star player Justin Turner was pulled from Game 6 with two innings remaining after being informed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

“I had to get him out of the game in the seventh inning. The trainer telling me that he had to come out immediately, because he tested positive,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said of the situation.

However, the third baseman then returned to the field after the Dodgers won the series. He was seen taking off his mask for the celebratory picture.

“He was in the team picture. I didn’t touch him, just because I didn’t know. But it was really crazy,” Roberts said.

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“Having a mask on and staying socially distant, he wanted to come out and take a picture with the trophy,” team President Andrew Friedman said.

But Turner wasn’t physically distancing himself from others, and was even seen hugging others.

Baseball insiders say Turner was asked not to go out onto the field, but he insisted, as did the team.

After the game, Turner tweeted that he was feeling “great” and wasn’t experiencing any symptoms.