Hard habit to break: Coronavirus risk will mean ‘there’s no spitting in baseball’
New rules will be tough on players, coaches, even umpires
In this Sept. 26, 2019, file photo, Texas Rangers third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa demonstrates behavior that will be likely be frowned upon post-pandemic. (Louis DeLuca/AP file)
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
If MLB games return amid the pandemic, they will do so minus the time-honored baseball tradition of near-constant spitting — or at least that's the goal.
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