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Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire will wear face mask in dugout if necessary

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire knows the 2020 season will look and sound much different from any other previous year in baseball. From a 60-game schedule to not having fans at Comerica Park, it’s going to take some getting used to.

Training camp begins July 1 with games starting July 24. Further guidelines will be implemented by teams and Major League Baseball as necessary, but one new rule could force Gardenhire to wear a face mask in the dugout.

“If I have to wear a mask, that’s definitely going to be really different,” he said, “but if that’s what it takes to keep myself healthy and everybody else healthy, that’s what we’ll do.