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An overall view of the practice game with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 14, 2020.Big league players will still hear the roar of the crowd even though the stands will be empty when the baseball season opens next week.
“There was some reticence when you first talk about crowd noise in an empty ballpark because you don’t want to do something that is distracting,” said Chris Marinak, who is MLB’s Executive Vice-President for strategy, technology, and innovation. “It is heard in a way that is natural with the play of the game and on field. The sounds do match what is happening.”
Brewers infielder Eric Sogard said Thursday that the crowd noise did help step up the competition for some guys during intrasquad games.
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