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ESPN reports:
Whit Merrifield said last month that he might be willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if it meant playing for a team in contention, even though he had refused to get the shot while playing for the last-place Kansas City Royals. He’ll have to make that decision now.
In a unique and potentially unprecedented situation, the Royals traded Merrifield to the Toronto Blue Jays just minutes before the trade deadline Tuesday. And if the two-time All-Star wants to play any games in Canada down the stretch, Merrifield will be required to get one of the approved vaccines to enter the country.
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Whit Merrifield is among 10 players the Royals had to put on restricted list in advance of their trip to Toronto tonight due to being unvaccinated. His 553- games played streak ended yesterday with a toe injury so at least being unvaccinated didn’t cause his streak to end.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 13, 2022
NEW: The Kansas City Royals have traded second baseman Whit Merrifield to the Toronto Blue Jays, reports say. https://t.co/Ot1tMDguD8
— FOX4 News (@fox4kc) August 2, 2022
Royals Trade Anti-Vax Second Baseman to Toronto, Where He’ll Need to Be Vaccinated to Playhttps://t.co/bPF3L9dd5c
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 3, 2022