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Season Tickets to America’s Pastime Become a Full-Time Hassle

Baseball-stadium Covid rules complicate springtime ritual
No joy in Mudville, but lots of spreadsheets and headaches

Fans watch a game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, on April 21.Photographer: Elsa/Getty Images

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By Christopher Palmeri and Rob Golum

May 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM UTC

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Covid restrictions are easing at U.S. baseball stadiums, bringing joy to owners, scattered cheers to players -- and angst to many of its most committed fans.

With attendance limits changing unpredictably, the pandemic has plunged season-ticket holders into a morass of spreadsheets, carried credits, strained friendships and fears of virus exposure.