Major League Baseball announced Tuesday spring training report dates for the upcoming season. The league announced that pitchers and catchers will begin reporting for spring camp next Tuesday, with their first workouts starting on Wednesday or Thursday. Full squad workouts will begin the week of February 22nd. Spring training games are set to start Saturday, February 27th. The regular-season begins April 1st.
Major League Baseball is adding more teeth to its latest COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the upcoming season. All 30 teams are required to submit their own COVID Action Plan, and have designated personnel who will oversee and enforce compliance. All players must undergo a mandatory five-day at-home quarantine and test negative prior to reporting to Spring Training. Anyone testing positive must isolate for 10-days before they are cleared to return.