MLB to distribute $1.5M in tickets to essential workers

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Major League Baseball and its teams said Thursday they will distribute $1.5 million in free tickets this egular season to essential workers of the novel coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>The tickets will go to doctors, nurses and other hospital staff; police, firefighters, public safety personnel and corrections workers; teachers, daycare personnel and support staff; public transit workers; grocery store and delivery workers; food and agriculture workers; and construction and manufacturing workers.</p>
<p>The tickets will be divided evenly among the 30 teams, and each club will select recipients, games and seat locations.</p>
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