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Lonely Days for Sports Mascots (17 photos)

As professional sports leagues continue to grapple with coronavirus restrictions on both players and fans, teams are playing to empty, or near-empty stadiums, and broadcasting the games live. Team mascots, who normally thrive on interaction with a live audience, are left to play to the cameras, interacting with empty bleachers and cardboard cutouts of fans. Below, a collection of images from recent months of various mascots, still hard at work during trying times.

The Phillie Phanatic sits alone in the stands during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 25, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ( Hunter Martin / Getty)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/07/lonely-days-sports-mascots/614683/