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Report: MLB Considering Playing in Empty Spring Training Parks

As MLB weighs its options for potentially holding the 2020 season, the league has considered quarantining teams and playing in spring training parks without fans, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

The season could at least open in Florida or Arizona where teams' spring sites are clustered together, but there are many challenges for MLB to examine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sources told Rosenthal that the league is "prioritizing public health" during this time.

If MLB quarantined players for games, it would have to not only worry about their health and safety but also team personnel, referees, bus drivers and hotel workers.