As part of his role as an infectious disease expert in the pediatrics department at Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Jason Newland has actively researched and advised what policies must be in place as schools resume classes following the coronavirus crisis. He agreed that Major League Baseball, when or if it returns, has many similarities to players coming and going to a ballpark like students coming and going from a classroom.
“Elementary schools,” Dr. Newland clarified. “You have to keep them close together, like an elementary school class that starts the day together, stays together, eats lunch together, and goes home.