MLB teams' idea to allow fans to purchase cardboard cutouts of themselves to be place throughout the stands is pretty creative in its own right, but some teams are going above and beyond in their innovative approaches to making the closed-off game seem a little more normal.
The White Sox fit the bill as one of those teams. They've already allowed fans to purchase cardboard cutouts like other teams have, and that alone has resulted in some pretty funny stories. Take fan Paul Garrett, for instance, who decided to spend a few thousand dollars on a hilarious and charitable venture.
Garrett's contributions to the team will, like the rest of fans' purchases, go toward charity. The team has raised over $55,000 with the cardboard cutout promotion, according to The Chicago Tribune.
But the most heartwarming thing we've seen so far was revealed by a couple of White Sox players in their latest intrasquad scrimmage.
Just imagine: if this was 2015, Drake LaRoche could have found a way back into U.S. Cellular Field (pre-Guaranteed Rate Field) even during the pandemic using these cutouts? Fortunately, it doesn't seem like players and fans are taking as much exception to the presence of these children in the stands, looking on from the seats while also looking on from home.
While MLB players won't be confined to a bubble, like the NBA is, there is still risk associated with seeing family members. For players like Steve Cishek, who previously said he "wouldn't feel right leaving (his) family in the middle of what we would call a pandemic," seeing family in the stands may be a refreshing sight.
We'll see what other creative ideas teams come up with to spice up the "fan" experience in a weird, wild 2020 season.
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