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Mayor Eric Garcetti Suggests Los Angeles Sporting Events With Fans Won’t Be Approved Until 2021

As the calendar continues to slip later into the year and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic remains a widespread issue, the prospect of sports leagues resuming becomes all the more challenging.

And in the case of the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in front of fans at Dodger Stadium in 2020 may all but be formally ruled out. Major League Baseball reportedly is considering a myriad options, two of which became public and indicated Arizona and Florida were focal points.

On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom warned that an expectation of mass gatherings — for sporting events or otherwise — taking place in June, July or August, was essentially out of the question barring an unexpected development.