104 The health and safety protocols agreed upon by Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday night are similar to what they were during the 2020 season, but with a few twists.
Players, similar to their counterparts in the NFL and NBA, will wear sensors enabling clubs to monitor social distancing and conduct contact tracing if an individual tests positive. And, unlike last season, the first played during the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be subject to potential discipline for violating the protocols, including suspensions or forfeiture of salary if they miss time.
Many of the changes the league and union adopted for the 60-game season in 2020, including seven-inning doubleheaders and a new extra-inning rule will remain in effect.
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The Atlanta Braves announced the formation of The Henry Louis Aaron Fund to help grow diversity in baseball during Wednesday s memorial service for the late, great Henry Louis Hank Aaron.
The fund, which will reportedly live inside the Atlanta Braves Foundation, was seeded with $1 million from the Atlanta Braves. Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association also pledged a combined $1 million.
According to a news release, the goal of the fund will be to provide resources to drive equity by creating access and opportunities in the areas of sports, business, education, and social and racial equality.
The Cactus League will come back to Mesa and the rest of Arizona within weeks â but fans will find it hardly recognizable.
Donât expect the usual capacity crowd of more than 15,000 loyal Chicago Cubs fans at Mesaâs Sloan Park or kids clamoring for autographs as players take a leisurely stroll across the parking lot between the practice fields and Tempe Diablo Stadium.
These, and many other familiar scenes from Cactus League seasons past, will not be possible this year as officials try to strike a delicate balance between the return of spring training and preventing another disastrous spike in COVID-19.
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