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Texas Rangers host capacity crowd for Major League Baseball opener – ABC News
There might be 70,000 active cases in Texas, but that didn’t stop 38,000 fans attending a baseball game as crowds returned in numbers to watch America’s National…
A capacity crowd of 38,238 was allowed in for the Texas Rangers’ home opener in Arlington on Monday night, despite there being almost 70,000 active cases of coronavirus in Texas.
Key points:
- Texas Rangers are the only baseball team to open its stadium to 100 per cent capacity
- President Joe Biden described the move as a “mistake”
- Masks were mandatory, but many supporters chose not to wear them
The Rangers’ Globe Life Field stadium is currently the only Major League ballpark that will allow 100 per…
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