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MLB is advising teams to end organized team workouts

Last week, the Cubs (and many other teams) announced that they would be keeping spring camps open for players who wanted to stay in Arizona and have individual and team workouts, with staff around to assist.

Now, this might no longer be the case:

MLB expected to send out guidelines advising teams to end organized group workouts at spring and home parks, sources tell me and @EvanDrellich. Camps would remain open for individual needs, but with limited staff. Idea is stricter compliance with social-distancing practices.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 15, 2020

A manager just told me that MLB and the MLBPA have a meeting scheduled for today where guidelines will be clarified, but spring training complexes are not expected to fully shut down, and should have minimal staff to handle player needs on an individual basis.