CLEVELAND – Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria has not been medically cleared to return to the team after experiencing some COVID-19 symptoms.Renteria woke up Monday with a “slight cough and nasal congestion." As a precautionary measure, he went to a Cleveland hospital for tests.
The 58-year-old has remained at the team's hotel, away from his players and staff.Before Tuesday's doubleheader against the Indians, bench coach Joe McEwing said Renteria is still “going through the process of clearing” Major League Baseball's coronavirus protocols.
The team did not disclose the results of any testing done on Renteria to this point.“He sounded great,” said McEwing, who will fill in while Renteria is away. "We miss him.