We’re less than a month away from the start of the 2021 MLB season, and teams are still awaiting clearances from local health authorities to host a limited number of fans. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2021 MLB season
MLB orders delayed start to Triple-A season
MLB is delaying the start of the Triple-A season from early April to early May, with Triple-A facilities instead hosting MLB alternate training sites, featuring workouts for taxi squads. (more…)
Pennsylvania modifies COVID-19 rules to allow 20 percent capacity at ballparks
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled revised COVID-19 limitations for venues of all sizes, allowing 20 percent of capacity at MLB and MiLB ballparks at the beginning of the 2021 season. (more…)
Coors Field fans cleared for Rockies games
Another MLB team has been cleared to host a limited number of fans at home games to begin 2021, as the Colorado Rockies announced 12,500 fans will be allowed at Coors Field to begin the season. (more…)
Massachusetts OKs ballpark fans for 2021 season
The Boston Red Sox and the Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A East) have been cleared by Gov. Charlie Baker to host a limited number of fans for the 2021 season, as the teams implement COVID-19 mitigation plans. (more…)
Ohio looks at allowing 30 percent capacity at MLB, MiLB ballparks
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is looking at approving plans for MiLB and MLB ballparks to host fans up to 30 percent capacity when their seasons open in April and May. (more…)
Blue Jays may displace Bisons in Buffalo
Though the Toronto Blue Jays will begin the 2021 MLB season with two homestands at Dunedin’s TD Ballpark, team President Mark Shapiro says playing at Buffalo’s Sahlen Field is an option until a return to Rogers Centre. (more…)
Blue Jays to begin 2021 MLB season in Dunedin’s TD Ballpark
The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the 2021 MLB season at Dunedin’s TD Ballpark, with the first two homestands set for their spring-training home as the sport awaits an opening of the Canadian border. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for February 16, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the two biggest stories in the baseball world — spring training and the new MiLB league structure — in this week’s Hot Stove League edition of the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Yankee Stadium, Citi Field cleared to host fans this season
We will see fans at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field at the beginning of the 2021 MLB season, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces ballparks holding more than 10,000 fans will be allowed to open to limited capacities. (more…)
Your roadmap for the 2021 baseball season
In a normal year, MLB, MiLB, indy and summer-collegiate teams would have been planning for their season openers and campaign game plans for months now. But we are not in a normal year. Here’s a look at what to expect in the 2021 season. (more…)
MLB confirms imminent launch of 2021 spring training, regular season
After its proposal for a month delay to 2021 spring training and the regular season was rejected by the players association, MLB confirmed that the 2021 season would proceed as planned. (more…)
As expected, players reject postponed season proposal
To the surprise of no one, the Major League Baseball Players Association totally rejected an MLB proposal to delay the 2021 season by a month, instead committing to a February start to spring training. (more…)