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According to multiple reports on MLB’s 67-page proposal for health and safety operating procedures, mascots are not considered essential personnel and would not be permitted at the ballpark during the 2020 season.
Here is an extensive list of what is banned in MLB stadiums according to the proposal.
- Mascots
- Bat-boys/girls
- Spitting
- Use of water jugs
- Face touching to give signs
- Finger licking
- Saunas, steam rooms, pools and cryo-chamber therapy
- Uber, Lyft Taxi services and public bus services
- Eating at restaurants in away cities
- Use of public gyms
- First and third base umpires approaching baserunners
- Lineup card exchange
- High-fives, fist bumps and hugs
- Scoreboard video
Other activities are discouraged, including showering at the facilities and going out to bars and restaurants in home cities.