Phillies Round-Up: MLB proposal includes ban on the Phanatic

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According to multiple reports on MLB’s 67-page proposal for health and safety operating procedures, mascots are not considered essential personnel and would not be permitted at the ballpark during the 2020 season.

Phillies baseball just wouldn’t be the same without the Phanatic. (Cheryl Pursell)Here is an extensive list of what is banned in MLB stadiums according to the proposal.

Mascots

Bat-boys/girls

Spitting

Use of water jugs

Face touching to give signs

Finger licking

Saunas, steam rooms, pools and cryo-chamber therapy

Uber, Lyft Taxi services and public bus services

Eating at restaurants in away cities

Use of public gyms

First and third base umpires approaching baserunners

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