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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has granted permission for professional sports, including the Phillies, to resume as early as next Friday.
The next big step to Philadelphia Phillies games being able to resume in South Philadelphia took place Wednesday evening, as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf updated his guidance on professional sports.
In collaboration with Pennsylvania’s professional sports teams, Gov. Wolf announced a path for competition to resume.
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“Professional sports, defined as any sporting event at which the participants are paid by a league or team, or at which individuals or teams receive prizes or purse, are allowed to practice or play in the yellow and green phases of reopening without on-site or venue spectators if the team (or league on behalf of the team) has developed a COVID-19 safety plan,” the press release states.