Former Angels, Cardinals All-Star Jim Edmonds OK after coronavirus

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

Former baseball All-Star Jim Edmonds says he tested positive for the new coronavirus and for pneumonia.

"I am completely symptom free now and doing really well, and so I must have had it for a while," Edmonds said in a video posted to his Instagram account. "I appreciate everyone who has said well wishes and wished me the best."

Edmonds, 49, played 17 major league seasons from 1993 to 2010, mostly for the California and Los Angeles Angels (1993-99) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000-07).

He hit 393 home runs.

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