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Yu Darvish was one of the first MLB players to publicly express concerns over the coronavirus. Before spring training started, the Cubs right-hander brought his apprehension to the team regarding foreign journalists potentially carrying the virus with them to Arizona.

“I’m really worried about it,” Darvish told the Sun-Times in early March.

This week, MLB and the players union began negotiations on a proposal to restart the 2020 season. Thursday, Darvish weighed in on baseball's potential return in a series of tweets, noting how players would bear the most health risks, more than fans and owners.

RELATED: MLB and players 2020 season showdown comes from mistrust built in recent years

Note: Tweets are transcribed from Japanese to English via Yandex Translate:

There are rumors that the MLB season is close, but I don't know where the rumors are coming from, but I feel like we're going to have to play in a situation where we're going to have to play in a situation where we're going to lose ourselves and give everyone a dream.

There is almost no risk except for those who are in the field. I want people to avoid situations where people who reject "dreams and hopes" because of their health concerns to themselves and their families become villains. Playing in a team is fraught with heavy contact. In fact, there seems to be a lot of players who feel uneasy about playing.

 

In the end, the people who want to play are very low risk compared to the players, and the people who make money. I feel like I'm trying to shield the players and their families so they can't get away with it.

I think MLB players are pretty much the same situation as the fighting dogs. Those who want to make money, without risk, are noisy from the outside. It is the players and the staff on the field who actually fight at the expense of themselves and their families. It's not like a clubhouse or an airplane. 

If MLB salvages a 2020 season, the players will assume a chunk of the health risks, along with any other essential personnel — i.e. stadium, hotel and airline employees, and potentially media. Owners and league executives won't necessarily have to attend games in person, meanwhile. 

Further, MLB's proposal doesn't include daily blood tests for the coronavirus, but rather daily temperature checks, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. These are important issues MLB and the union must figure out for a 2020 season to become reality. 

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