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ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on April 6 that Major League Baseball was focusing on a plan to start the 2020 regular season by isolating all 30 clubs in Arizona and playing games in the Phoenix area without fan attendance, abiding by social distancing protocols necessary to combat COVID-19.
CBS Sports' R.J. Anderson reported an updated plan relayed by multiple anonymous league sources involving Arizona, Florida and Texas rather than just Arizona:
"Ballparks in St. Petersburg (Florida), Phoenix (Arizona), and Arlington (Texas) each have roofs, retractable or otherwise, that would safeguard against rainouts and other extreme weather, allowing for multiple games to be hosted at those sites per day.