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Both Jed Hoyer, the Chicago Cubs' team president, and David Ross, the Chicago Cubs' manager, tested positive for COVID-19 Friday.
Sahadev Sharma, of The Athletic, stated that both Ross and Hoyer have been vaccinated. Sharma said that both Ross and Hoyer are healthy and in quarantine.
Ross and Hoyer won't be there because of the positive tests. ET
Bruce Levine, 670 The Score reports that Andy Green, the Cubs' bench coach, will be acting as manager until Ross can return.
Green has managerial experience and was 274-366 in San Diego Padres' management from 2016-19.
Ross, 44, is currently in his second season as Cubs manager. In the extended playoffs, Chicago finished last season at 34-26. They lost to the Miami Marlins in National League Wild Card Series.
Ross was a 15-year MLB catcher before he assumed the Cubs' managerial position from Joe Maddon.
His last two years of playing were with the Cubs. He helped them win the World Series in 2016, ending a drought that had lasted 108 years.
Hoyer was also a key player in Chicago's World Series win. He joined the front office in 2011 as general manager. After Theo Epstein's retirement, Hoyer was promoted last year to the position of president of baseball operations.
Hoyer, 47, was previously assistant GM for the Boston Red Sox as well as GM for the Padres.
The Cubs are currently fourth in the National League Central, with a record of 60-75.
The Cubs will almost certainly fail the playoffs. If they do, it will be the second time since 2015.
Chicago seems to be on the verge of a complete rebuild after trading key players with expiring contracts before the trade deadline.
The Cubs parted with three players who played an important role in their World Series victory, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant. They also traded Craig Kimbrel, a closer player to the Chicago White Sox.
