An MLB scout, right, looks on from the stands during an NCAA college baseball regional championship game between Georgia and Mercer in Athens, Ga., Friday, May 31, 2019. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald)
MLB has temporarily prohibited all scouting activity, both domestic and international, according to The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal.
Rosenthal reported that this includes all tryouts, showcases, workouts and in-home or in-person visits, as well as remote scouting.
Scouts will also be barred from attending amateur games.
Effectively immediately, MLB is temporarily prohibiting all scouting activity, both domestic and international, a source tells The Athletic. No tryouts, public or private. No attending of amateur games, showcases, workouts. No in-home or in-person visits, or scouting remotely.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 16, 2020
The information came just prior to MLB’s announcement Monday that it was pushing back opening day to mid-May at the earliest, in accordance with CDC guidelines.
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