![]() ![]() The Texas Rangers plan for Globe Life Field to "fully open" to its 40,518 capacity for the Rangers' April 5 home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Contact tracing devices must be worn in club facilities, during travel, and at team workouts and practices. Players will also have daily symptom screenings, and temperature checks at least twice daily. Health and safety protocols for the 2021 season include frequent polymerase chain reaction tests, known as PCR, the most common and most accurate tests for determining whether someone is infected with the novel coronavirus. Here's a brief look at the 2021 campaign: Fittingly, the Dodgers sported masks for the on-field celebration. A positive COVID-19 test led to Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner being removed from the game before it ended. In late October, the Dodgers won the World Series for the first time in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6. A limited number of fans were allowed at the National League Championship Series and the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. In all, clubs canceled more than 1,500 games, resulting in the shortest regular season on record. Rosters were expanded and dugouts socially distanced. There was hardly any touching among players and a ban on spitting. Cardboard cutouts replaced fans in the stands. A slew of health and safety protocols were put in place. When the national pastime returned in July, it felt unfamiliar. MLB canceled spring training and delayed the regular season. The coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented sports shutdown last spring.
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