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MLB: 54 days without a positive COVID-19 test

MLB: World Series-Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers

There have been no new positive COVID-19 cases among players for 54 consecutive days, Major League Baseball and the Players Association announced Friday.

A total of 3,597 samples were collected and tested from Oct. 16-22, including players and staff.

The total number of tests to date is 172,740, with 91 positive tests (57 players and 34 staff members). Twenty-one different teams have had at least one positive test during the monitoring phase.

The World Series resumes on Friday night with Game 3 in Arlington, Texas, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays. The best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1.

--Field Level Media