Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo is back in camp following consecutive negative coronavirus test results. Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Rangers' Joey Gallo returns to training after testing negative for coronavirus

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 10, 2020 3:42 PM ET

Texas Rangers All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo returned to club training sessions on Friday after providing a second negative coronavirus test result.

As noted by ESPN, Gallo first tested positive for the virus in late June, but the 26-year-old had a second test come back negative. Since that time, Gallo tested positive once and negative twice. He never developed coronavirus symptoms.

Per MLB health and safety protocols, the second negative result, coupled with a doctor's approval, allowed him to rejoin the Rangers.

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— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 10, 2020

As Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News wrote, Gallo's situation raised additional concerns over the accuracy of coronavirus tests that have supposedly produced "false positives" in the English Premier League, Major League Soccer, the UFC and the PGA.

One assumption is that "false positives" existing means even one "false negative" could lead to an outbreak among a franchise that believed it followed all guidelines and protocols.

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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