With the most likely option for a 2020 MLB season having the Phillies play in their home stadium, without fans, the question shifts to who exactly will be considered essential for game day.
The Philadelphia Phillies have a prime candidate to make up for the empty seats, their energetic mascot, the Phillie Phanatic. But, under the MLB’s proposed Operations Manual, team mascots are not allowed.
The Associated Press reported that a ban on all mascots is one of many points mentioned in a 67-page draft sent to teams.
The Phanatic, for its part, has had a busy quarantine of late.