The ongoing MLB lockout is set to hit local businesses that rely on revenue from fans at games extra hard, as they continue to struggle to recover from the pandemic.
Amanda, who is also the daughter of Joe Bastone, says their small business was crushed by the pandemic, which resulted in a shortened 60-game season in 2020 with no fans in the stands.
"It really started picking up in September 2021 — around at the time — it started getting busier and feeling like you know all the Yankee games prior to the pandemic," says Bastone. "And then the season ended because we didn’t make the playoffs — so it’s kind of like, 'ok well next season you know will be better -- it’ll be more normal' and now we have the MLB Lockout -- so it’s blow after blow after blow.
"How many people's lives are affected now because of specifically the MLB Lockout?" wonders Scroggins. "People are wondering when you’re gonna be able to get back to work." On Friday the MLBPA announced the players will launch a $1 million dollar fund for stadium workers impacted by the lockout.
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