MLB reverses ticket policy, clears way for teams to allow refunds

Major League Baseball has reversed a ticket policy that prevented teams from issuing refunds for games postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league told team officials Tuesday, according to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.

Teams will now be able to institute their own refund policies.

More than 400 regular-season games have already been axed due to the pandemic, but fans have thus far been unable to get their money back for tickets.

MLB has been officially deeming affected games "postponed," meaning the contests have been subject to rescheduling as the league has continued to state its commitment to "playing as many games as possible when the season begins."

The league had previously advised teams to tell fans to keep their tickets until a plan, such as an exchange program once the 2020 season got underway, was formed.

MLB's policy change comes roughly one week after two fans from New York filed a lawsuit in California and sought class-action status over the league's decision not to allow refunds. Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and StubHub - the league's official reseller - were all named as defendants alongside MLB.