![]() These native Australians crush tea tree leaves to extract the oil, then inhale it to treat coughs and colds or apply it directly to the skin for healing. Tea tree oil has been used as a traditional medicine by the Aboriginal people of Australia for centuries. Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a small tree native to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.Īlthough Melaleuca alternifolia is known as the tea tree, it should not be confused with the plant whose leaves are used to make black, green, and oolong tea. “It’s just another step in the direction of what we’ve been accustomed to for our whole careers.What is tea tree oil and how does it work? “It’s just another way to build community and continue to strengthen the team bond that we already have going on,” the Astros’ Jason Castro said. They can sit together and vent about things on the field or personal matters away from the field. Some days they’ll chat about game situations or what they may see in opponents or their teammates’ game. It’s about having a communal space to chat about everything and anything on a regular basis. ![]() “Now I can use them,” he said with a smile. He pulled out a whole case of toothpicks from his desk in the Astros’ manager’s office. Players can return to some of those routines once their teams reach the 85 percent threshold of having their Tier 1 personnel vaccinated. They enjoy their pregame card games, pregame meals and strolls together on the road before and long after games. Most ballplayers are creatures of habit with strict daily routines. “Go shopping, go out to eat a little more, live a normal life once again,” Correa said, “I’m really looking forward to that.” Some of the things you used to take for granted before you really appreciate now.”Ĭorrea is eager to explore outside his home and the ballpark again. “We’re allowed to go eat, allowed to go get coffee. “Your family can come and stay with you now. “Guys can have friends and family come over, especially if they were already vaccinated,” Baker said. More importantly, perhaps, players can now open up their homes to relatives and friends. ![]() And we’ll be closer to interact and share ideas and get to know each other so we can help each other.” “I see that as super positive because that way the team has a better vibe,” Giants pitcher Jarlin Castro said. They can drink a beer or two together on the road. They can return to their pregame card games. In that same released, they announced that “As of today, more than 83 % of all Tier 1 individuals are considered partially or fully vaccinated.” Card games returnĪlthough the protocols still call for players to wear masks indoors around other people, they can now congregate in groups at communal tables in the clubhouse. In that release they also announced that 81% of Tier 1 individuals in the majors were considered partially or fully vaccinated. More progress was revealed last Friday when they announced that five teams had reached the 85 percent threshold. The Cardinals, Yankees, Rockies and Tigers were the first four teams to reach the 85 percent threshold. ![]() On April 30, the MLB Players Association and MLB announced that four teams had reached the 85 percent threshold of having their Tier 1 personnel fully vaccinated. “Still have to wear to a mask on the bus and on the plane, but we don’t have to wear a mask on the field … and in bullpen.” Still have to wear a mask in the weight room. Still have to wear a mask in the training room. “We still have to wear a mask in the clubhouse. “They tell us that if we reach another threshold of 90 percent then they’ll lift some of the insisting protocols that are left,” Baker said. MLB teams are starting to relax COVID-19 protocols that have been in place for more than a year. The Giants and the Astros became the latest big league teams to reach the 85 percent threshold of having their Tier 1 personnel vaccinated for the coronavirus. Giants pitcher Jarlin Castro expects to build a better vibe. Dusty Baker is eager to dig into his boxes of tea tree oil toothpicks and continue his habit of chewing on them during games. Carlos Correa is excited to go shopping again now that some COVID-19 protocols are lifted. ![]()
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