5 members of Dodgers organization test positive for COVID-19 - none inside team's playoff bubble

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5 members of Dodgers organization test positive for COVID
Five members of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization have tested positive for the coronavirus, but none were inside the team's playoff bubble in Texas.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Five members of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization have tested positive for the coronavirus, but none were inside the team's playoff bubble in Texas.

The positive tests were posted on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's COVID-19 tracking website, which also said a family member linked to the team had also tested positive, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

The names of the positive patients were not disclosed.

The Dodgers had no comment on Saturday.

Justin Turner will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for coming onto the field last week to celebrate the World Series title with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates after testing positive for COVID-19.

This comes after third baseman Justin Turner tested positive during the World Series Game 6 and was removed after seven innings. Turner returned to the field after the the team won the game and took off his mask to pose for a photograph with teammates.

Major League Baseball has said Turner will not be disciplined for doing so.

City News Service contributed to this report.