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'Bear back in business': Major League Baseball will allow mascots back for its upcoming spectator-less season

It's back to the grindstone for Major League Baseball's resident jesters.

In a manual sent out to teams this week, on how to limit the risk of coronavirus when the season starts next month, the league said mascots are OK to return to work, according to The Associated Press (AP).

This is a reversal of policy from a draft of the manual that was sent out to teams last month, which said mascots should not be allowed in stadiums, for fear of spreading the virus.

Spectators will still not be allowed.

It's still unclear how mascots will be used during the season.