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One reported possibility that Major League Baseball is considering to get a 2020 regular season in during the coronavirus pandemic is all 30 teams playing in Arizona the entire season and without fans in attendance. The 10 Cactus League spring training sites are all very bunched together in the greater Phoenix area, plus there’s Chase Field.
Which team would benefit most from this setup? Obviously, the Arizona Diamondbacks – although MLB likely would have to essentially quarantine all players the entire campaign. Still, the Snakes would in theory have home-field advantage, especially in any games at Chase Field, and perhaps there is a way the players could remain with their families in some fashion.
Arizona had a good offseason in adding the likes of outfielder Starling Marte and starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, but the Diamondbacks are +800 longer shots to win the NL West for the first time since 2011.