MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and the league are considering holding the postseason and World Series in a bubble. Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Report: MLB discussing bubble sites for playoffs, World Series

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 26, 2020 3:47 PM ET

Roughly one month before the MLB playoffs are scheduled to get underway, momentum is growing for the league to embrace bubble formats to keep teams safe and clear of COVID-19 cases.

Baseball insider Ken Rosenthal tweeted on Wednesday that, under a current proposal, the league would place American League playoff teams in a hub located in Southern California. National League clubs, meanwhile, would head to Texas.

The World Series would be held at Globe Life Park in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers, under this plan.

Rosenthal added:

Three stadiums available in southern California, Arlington and Houston in Texas. Again: Nothing close to final. Other regions not out of question. But this is a plan being discussed. https://t.co/fp6S24S5Op
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 26, 2020

As of Aug. 26, North American competitions that have used bubble sites over the summer hold perfect records as it relates to preventing virus outbreaks among personnel. The National Women's Soccer League and Major League Soccer completed tournaments from start to finish without interruptions. The NBA, NHL and WNBA have all remained free of the virus within their hubs.

Reports emerged last week that the NFL is considering one or more bubbles for its playoff tournament. The NCAA could isolate teams in bubbles for non-conference play in December.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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