Currently there's talk social distancing might mean they're only allowed to have fans in one in every four seats at Narrabundah Ballpark, which would make the 2020-21 ABL season financially unfeasible.

Especially after last summer's crowds were devastated by bushfires and the toxic smoke that blanketed Canberra.

Not only did they have games and series cancelled, but crowds were well down as a result of the air quality.

Cavalry chief executive Donn McMichael said they would need social distancing measures to be relaxed considerably by the time the season hit off in November.

The ABL declared on Thursday all eight teams were committed to ensuring there was a competition this summer.

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"The commitment is certainly there, but there are other considerations that need to be taken into account," McMichael said.

"It's all very well to say, 'Yes, we can proceed, we can do it with 200 people in every fourth seat', well it's just not going to be feasible for us.

"It's not viable, but we are very keen to get it going."

McMichael expected the quality of the ABL to be excellent this summer if it did go ahead.

The Canberra Times revealed last month the coronavirus pandemic's shutdown of Major League Baseball could result in some of the top-tier players coming down under as a warm up for 2021.

The San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Yokohama Baystars were all keen to send top players to Canberra, while there's been preliminary discussions with the Cleveland Indians to do the same.

But that would require overseas players being allowed to enter Australia.

"I'm fielding so many calls from overseas about people who want to come and play, clubs that want to send players here, so in that regard I can only imagine it will be a very high-standard league," McMichael said.