Franmil Reyes' brief ban from Indians' camp for not wearing a face mask at a party is over. Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Indians welcome Franmil Reyes back to workouts after coronavirus testing

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 8, 2020 3:35 PM ET

One day after Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona confirmed that Franmil Reyes was being kept away from team activities after the outfielder attended a party without wearing a mask or practicing social-distancing guidelines over the July 4 weekend, the club welcomed him back to Progressive Field.

As noted by the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), Francona confirmed Reyes underwent coronavirus testing before he returned to ballpark facilities. Reyes partook in batting practice sessions on Wednesday, and he's scheduled to speak with the media on Thursday.

Indians fans will be happy to know Reyes hit some bombs in BP.

Franmil Reyes is back and punctuates his round in the box with a bomb to left field. It bounced over the left field gate and rolled all the way to the parking garage across the street. pic.twitter.com/HB6ukcrgIN
— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) July 8, 2020

Fellow Cleveland outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. is traveling to Northeast Ohio after he tested both positive and negative for the coronavirus. DeShields must produce a second negative result before he's allowed to enter spring training 2.0 workouts.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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