Fans sue MLB, teams, ticket sellers for refusing refunds to 2020 games

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Two New Yorkers are suing Major League Baseball, all 30 teams, and ticket resellers over tickets purchased for the 2020 season. With no games being played yet due to COVID-19, the fans are seeking a class-action lawsuit with others joining the cause, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN.

"During an unprecedented crisis, while so many businesses have provided refunds for services that can't be fulfilled, it remains notable that baseball - America's pastime - is forcing fans to take the loss on ticket sales," attorney Glenn Phillips said in a release. "Millions of Americans are out of work right now and need access to the funds wrongfully withheld by MLB, MLB teams, and ticket merchants."

The complaint was filed Monday in California.

Matthew Ajzenman says in the lawsuit that he bought a partial season plan that included more than 20 New York Mets games, while Susan Terry-Bazer states that she bought six tickets on Ticketmaster for a May 9 contest between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The costs totaled $1,730 and $926, respectively, according to the complainants.

Ajzenman and Terry-Bazer added that they were both denied refunds.

The league is so far considering the schedule postponed and not canceled, which allows teams to keep income from ticket sales in lieu of providing refunds. Teams are expected to offer credit toward 2021 games if the summer season is lost, sources told Rogers.