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Owen Miller, Cal Quantrill, Anthony Castro placed on Cleveland Guardians' COVID-19 list

All will be out for a minimum of 10 days.

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians placed three players on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, including major league batting leader Owen Miller.

Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill and righty reliever Anthony Castro also tested positive for the virus and were moved to the IL prior to Cleveland's doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.

Miller, a first baseman, leads the big leagues with a .500 average and a 1.509 OPS.

"They all feel fine," Guardians manager Terry Francona said. "That's good, but it's frustrating."

Francona said each player reported symptoms and underwent tests Tuesday. They immediately entered health and safety protocols once the diagnosis was made.

First baseman Yu Chang, who was placed on the IL for undisclosed reasons on April 15, was confirmed by Francona to have tested positive for COVID.

"I don't know that we're out of the woods yet," Francona said. "I hope we are, but we don't know yet. Unfortunately in a clubhouse, there is a lot of close contact."

To replace the three players, the Guardians brought up pitchers Enyel De Los Santos, Kirk McCarty, and Tanner Tuller from Triple-A Columbus. Prized shortstop prospect Gabriel Arias was also called up as the 29th man on the roster for Wednesday's doubleheader.

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