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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Astros players and coaches will meet with team doctors Friday to discuss the coronavirus, according to manager Dusty Baker.

Teams everywhere have started discussing possible precautions regarding the virus. Three cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Florida, including two residents and one visitor to the state.

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Baker said players have been advised to carry their own pen if they’re signing autographs for fans to try to avoid possible germs.

“I know it’s a little hard because people want autographs,” Baker said. “But, you’ve got to understand, (germs) could be on a pen, could be on a hand.”

Baker, who often is credited with pulling off the first high-five with teammate Glenn Burke when he was a player for the Dodgers in 1977, also joked that his supposed invention – he gives all the credit to Burke – isn’t safe.

“They say I invented the high five, but it’s more sanitary to do the fist bump,” Baker said.

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