According to ESPN baseball season is looking to start as soon as May. If the games start in May, there would be no fans allowed and all games would be played in Arizona. ESPN said that all players, including staff, would be in Arizona in isolation and would only be able to go from the stadium to the hotel.
Players, coaching staffs and other essential personnel would be sequestered at local hotels, where they would live in relative isolation and travel only to and from the stadium
The plan is not final, health officials are not sure what will happen in May.
ESPN said the following rules would be implemented if games start in March:
- An electronic strike zone to allow the plate umpire to maintain sufficient distance from the catcher and batter
- No mound visits from the catcher or pitching coach
- Seven-inning doubleheaders, which with an earlier-than-expected start date could allow baseball to come closer to a full 162-game season.
- Regular use of on-field microphones by players, as an added bonus for TV viewers
- Players sitting in the empty stands 6 feet apart -- the recommended social-distancing space -- instead of in a dugout
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