Safe at home? Social distancing difficult around MLB plates

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Lorenzo Cain, right, hits a single during an intrasquad game at Miller Park in Milwaukee. As baseball attempts to play a shortened 60-game regular season amid a coronavirus pandemic, there is some concern that home plate could become a hot spot for transmission. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia, left, wears a face covering as he walks past umpire Mike DiMuro on his way to the plate to bat during an intrasquad game at a baseball practice at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday, July 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

FILE - In his July 15, 2020, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, left, hits a one-run single during an intrasquad baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. As baseball attempts to play a shortened 60-game regular season amid a coronavirus pandemic, there is some concern that home plate could become a hot spot for transmission. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Umpire Mike DiMuro, right, crouches behind Texas Rangers catcher Jeff Mathis, center, as Robinson Chirinos (61) waits for a pitch during an intrasquad game at a baseball practice at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday, July 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)