The Latest: Yankee Stadium to resume 100% capacity on Friday
By The Associated Press - Jun. 15, 2021 06:08 PM EDT
Fans watch during the third inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

The New York Yankees will resume 100% capacity at Yankee Stadium starting with Friday night’s series opener against the Oakland Athletics.

More than half the 30 teams have announced plans to resume full capacity.

Only Texas began this season at 100% after fans weren’t permitted during the shortened 2020 regular season because of the coronavirus.

Others announcing the move to full capacity in-season have been Atlanta (May 7), Arizona (May 25), Boston (May 29), Kansas City (May 31), Baltimore (June 1), Cincinnati and Cleveland (June 2). Detroit (June 8), the Chicago Cubs and Washington (June 11), Philadelphia (June 12), St. Louis (June 14), the Chicago White Sox, Houston and Milwaukee (June 25), and Minnesota (July 5).

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