Not long ago, Royals pitcher Tim Hill was wrapping up eight brutal months of chemotherapy to treat colon cancer.
The biopsy came back positive for colon cancer, the same disease that claimed his father when Hill was just 17 years old.
With the support of the Royals, Hill began to build back his strength.
Those factors left Hill wondering whether he should step on the field when baseball resumed or stick to the sideline, knowing they increased the risk of complications should he contract COVID-19.
Some of it seems over-the-top when you first look at it, but when you start seeing people test positive, you see maybe it's necessary.