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A s initial plan to allow some fans at spring training games gains approval
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MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 10: General view of action as starting pitcher Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning of the MLB spring training game at HoHoKam Stadium on March 10, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)Christian Petersen / Getty Images 2020
As spring training nears, the A’s are working toward allowing a limited number of fans into their Cactus League home games in Arizona.
A plan submitted by the A’s to the city of Mesa would limit attendance at Hohokam Stadium to about 2,000 fans per game with enhanced health and safety protocols.
But the cityâs decision came with a stiff warning.
Mesa Mayor John Giles said he was initially inclined to close the fields after Dr. Marjorie Bessel, chief health officer of Banner Health, told him that intensive care units are filling up with COVID-19 patients at an alarming rate.
âThe quote I remember was, âwe are going to be crushed,ââ Giles said, with Bessel predicting double-bunking as a necessary evil when hospitals reach 150 percent of capacity within the next two months.
But Giles reversed course and recommended that City Council approve a compromise approach engineered by Marc Garcia, president and CEO of Visit Mesa, as a lifeline to Mesaâs beleaguered hospitality industry.