Franmil Reyes Cleared to Rejoin Indians After Attending July 4th Party

Cleveland Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes has been cleared to return to the team after attending an Independence Day party without a mask.

Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters Reyes was tested for COVID-19 and isolated himself from the team after it became known he was maskless around other people.

"I want to make sure everybody understands that there was nothing egregious," Francona told reporters Tuesday. "So we called him and told him that he needs to test again when it's appropriate, and that's for the medical people to tell us, before we can let him back to practice. Again, he's not in the penalty box—I want to make that perfectly clear—it's just the way we have to operate right now."

Unlike the NHL and NBA, MLB is not having its players convene in a "bubble" format. They are free to go home when workouts end, and MLB will be traveling via plane, staying in hotels, etc. over the course of its regional 60-game season.

Francona said the team spoke with its players after video of Reyes attending a party made rounds on social media.

Reyes, 25, is heading into his first full season with Cleveland after a midseason trade from the San Diego Padres in 2019. The right fielder played 150 games last year, hitting 37 home runs and driving in 81 runs with a .249/.310/.512 slash line.