REPORT: White Sox Plan To Play With Fans In Attendance In Chicago

The 2020 MLB season is scheduled to begin in late July, but will fans be able to attend games? According to 670 The Score’s Danny Parkins, the White Sox are planning to play with fans in attendance at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Earlier this week, Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker said as part of phase four of reopening the state that fans could attend sporting events at a 20% capacity.

New from @GovPritzker's Phase 4 guidelines: "Outdoor spectator sports can resume with no more than 20% of seating capacity; concessions permitted with restrictions."
— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) June 22, 2020

Parkins tweeted on Wednesday that the White Sox are set to welcome back fans, while not getting confirmation from the Cubs as of yet.

Mini-scoop: I'm told the White Sox are planning to play with a limited number of fans in the stands this year. I haven't gotten a confirmation on the Cubs. Exact capacity isn't known and obviously subject to change but thought is around 20%.
— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) June 24, 2020

The maximum capacity at Guaranteed Rate Field is 40,615, which means up to 8,123 fans will be able to attend games on the south side when the season begins later this summer.

Meanwhile, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city isn’t quite ready to let fans attend games, but that could ultimately change with time.

"without fans in the stands. My hope is that over time we will get to a place where we will start to see some fans in the seats at stadiums and other venues. But look, they're being smart, they're being prudent, just as we are. Their most valuable asset, of course, is their …
— Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) June 22, 2020

"players. And we want to make sure when they reopen they're doing it in a way that the players also have confidence that their health is being protected."
— Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) June 22, 2020

REPORT: White Sox Plan To Play With Fans In Attendance In Chicago

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