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Florida spring training sites closed for COVID-19 cleaning

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 26, 2020, file photo, Oriole Park at Camden Yards is closed on what would've been Opening Day in Baltimore, Md. Whenever baseball returns because of the coronavirus pandemic, there's an element that might come into play like never before: the sound of silence. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Major League Baseball will be closing all spring training sites in Florida and Arizona for deep cleaning following news of multiple players and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, players or staff will not be permitted until they pass a COVID-19 test, effective immediately.

This will go into effect immediately. https://t.co/f2i7wQwH6Z
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 20, 2020

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