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    Baseball-Starved Fans Turn Out To Watch Middle-Aged Men Play

    With Major League Baseball games to be played in empty stadiums, and the minor league season cancelled, fans are showing up at amateur leagues.
    by Melanie Peeples Jul 16, 2020 3 minutes
    Dozens of fans turned out to watch the Red Sox amateur baseball team tangle with the Yankees at Regions Field in Birmingham, Ala. The teams are part of an over-35 league showcasing their skills at a ballpark normally used by the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team.

    Walking into Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons, Michael Whitten stops to gaze out on the lush green grass, and sees two baseball teams warming up.

    Neither is the Barons. Its Minor League Baseball season had been cancelled due to the coronavirus.

    Instead, the teams on the field are part of a local amateur league for men age 35 and over. Which doesn't matter to Whitten and his family.

    "We haven't been able

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