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Sean Doolittle to Fans: 'If They Want to Watch Baseball, Please Wear a Mask'

As MLB teams prepare for a 2020 season that's less than three weeks away, Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle expressed frustration Sunday with the coronavirus safety resources available to his team.

In a series of tweets, Doolittle praised teammates and medical staff for doing their part to follow protocol, but lamented the club's lack of personal protective equipment—like masks and gloves—that's added a layer of difficulty to an already tough situation.

"We need help to make this work," Doolittle tweeted. "Faster test results, PPE (gear) for high risk individuals and players/staff with high risk family members.