Spring training in Arizona looks a little different for the Cubs and White Sox this year — and that goes for fans too. During COVID-19, it’s socially-distanced squares in the grass behind the outfield and much smaller capacity in the ballparks (Cubs’ Sloan Park is at 25%, while White Sox’s Camelback Ranch is 18%).
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Fans sit in socially-distant squares on the lawn behind the outfield while the Cubs and Padres play a spring training game at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Carey Ortman and her husband Steve Ortman watch the White Sox play the Brewers during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Trey Guerra holds his 3-year-old cousin Kylo Kempfer as he waves at Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo before a spring training game against the Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans take their seats before the White Sox played the Brewers in a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the White Sox play the Brewers during the fifth inning of a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada and shortstop Tim Anderson leave the field at Camelback Ranch as fans look on. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans sit socially distant while watching Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo bat during the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
A member of security carries a “face mask required” sign while the White Sox play the Brewers in a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Jose Gonzalez disinfects chairs before the Cubs play a spring training game against the Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans sit in socially distant squares before a White Sox-Brewers game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021 in Glendale, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
A fan drinks a beer while watching a White Sox spring training game at Camelback Ranch. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans walk through the concourse at Camelback Ranch before a White Sox game on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Terry Friese rubs his hat while sitting in socially-distant squares in the lawn behind the outfield before the Cubs play the Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch from the stands while the White Sox play the Brewers in the fourth inning of a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Van Haynie, 13, sits next to his dad Jared Haynie during the first inning of a spring training game between the Cubs and Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex. Seats were tied down between fans in an effort to socially-distance attendees. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
A 2-run home run ball from the Brewers’ Keston Hiura lands in the lawn behind the outfield during the first inning of a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans take their seats at Camelback Ranch before a White Sox spring training game on Feb. 28, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Cubs play the Padres during the sixth inning of a spring training game at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Jim Lemoine look through binoculars while the Cubs play the Padres during the sixth inning of a spring training game at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 1, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Fans wear masks while sitting in their seats during the fourth inning of a spring training game against between the White Sox and Brewers at Camelback Ranch. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
White Sox manager Tony La Russa waves as he leaves the field after a spring training loss at Camelback Ranch. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Steve Pump paints social-distancing squares in the centerfield lawn for fans to sit in during games in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 24, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Bill Devore, 72, claps while watching the White Sox play the Brewers in a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 28, 2021. Camelback Ranch required all attendees to wear a mask in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Areas typically filled with fans sit empty during White Sox spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 24, 2021 in Glendale, Ariz. Fans were not allowed to attend practice an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
A grassy area typically filled with fans sits empty during White Sox spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 24, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Areas typically filled with fans sit empty during White Sox spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 24, 2021. Fans were not allowed to attend practice an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
15-year-old Steven Myers stands behind a fence near a players entrance on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training at Sloan Park on Feb. 22, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
The sun rises during Cubs spring training at Sloan Park on Feb. 23, 2021, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
An area usually open to fans sits empty during Cubs spring training at Sloan Park on Feb. 25, 2021 in Mesa, Ariz. The Cubs closed practice to fans to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Amee Noehren, 49, and her son Kolby Noehren, 11, watch players practice from outside the facility during Cubs spring training at Sloan Park on Feb. 25, 2021 in Mesa, Ariz. Fans were not allowed to attend practice this year in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Areas typically filled with fans sit empty during White Sox spring training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 24, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Jessenia Chaidez Fairley, 44, watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
A grassy area typically filled with fans sits empty while Cubs players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Sloan Park on Feb. 22, 2021. Fans have limited access to spring training practice to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
The sun rises over Sloan Park on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
