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Nick Selbe

Report: Unvaccinated Yankees, Mets Can't Play in Home Games in 2022

MLB Update: NYC-Based Players Will Need to Be Vaccinated in Order to Play at Home Under Current Rules and the Braves Trade for Matt Olson (TV-G; 0:33)

The same private sector employer mandate that’s keeping Nets point guard Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn would apply to unvaccinated Yankees and Mets for home games during the 2022 season, according to Stefan Bondy and Dennis Young of the Daily News.

Though mayor Eric Adams repealed the vaccine mandate that covered indoor spaces on March 7, a private employer mandate put in place by the de Blasio administration still applies, which is why Irving still cannot suit up for the Nets during home games.

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