For now, don’t expect any fans at MLB games due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A league spokesman told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that ballparks will remain closed off to the public while the virus continues to rage across the United States.
“Given the state of the virus throughout the country and that most of our clubs do not have authorization from their local jurisdictions allowing for it, we are not able to consider hosting fans at this time,” said the spokesman.
Since the league resumed exhibition games in July, stadium seats have been saturated with cardboard cutouts, canned crowd noise and CGI taking the role of ticket payers. Some league owners, such as Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, had hoped for fans to return eventually.
