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Major League Baseball will play full season, start on time

The league announced it will proceed with a regular, full-season schedule for its teams. The season will start on time and fans will be permitted to attend Spring Training games, though only a limited number will be allowed in the stands pre-season.

Major League Baseball announced on Feb. 1 that the season will start on time, and a limited number of fans will be allowed in the stands for games starting at Spring Training. 

Anyone going to a game this upcoming season will not need a COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination or even a temperature check, although they will have to sit at least six feet apart from others and wear masks unless eating or drinking.

Fans will also be allowed to watch as soon as Spring Training, which means Kansas CityRoyals fans can watch the team train in Surprise, Ariz. in March.

Before the announcement, MLB discussed shortening the season by eight games and delaying the start of the season by a month. The player’s union rejected this offer last night.

The Royals and the other teams will play a full 162 game season and revert to the same rules as before the pandemic, including no expanded playoffs and no starting extra innings with a runner at second base.

Royals players will begin spring training in two weeks with the regular season set to begin on April 1.

While it is not certain how how many fans will be allowed inside Kauffman Stadium, most MLB teams will allow around 25 percent capacity starting off the season.