Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: Is sports’ return safe right now? We talk with experts
As coronavirus cases rise in the Kansas City area and across the country, the Royals are starting “summer camp” — a huge step in the return to play this year. We talked with Nick Kenney, head athletic trainer for the Royals, Kurt Andrews, director of sports medicine for Sporting Kansas City, and Zach Binney, an epidemiologist from Emory University about how and if sports can safely return during the pandemic. Listen here.
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