NY Times · Mar 29, 2021
A Ballpark Half Full and Another Half Empty for All 30 Teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2020 World Series, breaking a drought that had stretched back to 1988. They have a chance to repeat as champions for the first time in franchise history.Credit...Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesIn baseball these days, it’s all about perception and percentage. As the country stirs cautiously back to normal life, each ballpark comes with its own set of pandemic restrictions: 12 percent capacity at Fenway Park in Boston, 25 percent capacity at Marlins Park in Miami — even (gulp) 100 percent capacity for the opener at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.