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Coronavirus affects MLB tradition: Autographs at spring training
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Positive COVID-19 tests unavoidable, leagues must aim to contain
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MLB spring training scores with businesses, fans and cities after
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MLB closes spring-training locker rooms to reporters to combat
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To slow spread of coronavirus, MLB, NHL, NBA, and MLS will close
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A year of COVID-19: What was going on in the US in March 2020
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MLB closing spring training sites to limit spread of COVID-19
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Closing Off Locker Rooms, but Not the Stands, Over Coronavirus
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MLB spring training: Limited fans, COVID-19 protocols in South Florida
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MLB discussing plan for all games to be played in Arizona, reports say
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Baseball stadiums are reopening this spring. What's the COVID risk
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Report: MLB spring training sites in Arizona closing due to
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Major League Baseball proposes pushing spring training back a
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Several members of Diamondbacks test positive for COVID-19 - AZ
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What we know (and don't know) about start of MLB spring training