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Pandemic letters from MLB players

A few months before the Dodgers-Rays World Series concluded the weirdest baseball season in history – marked by cardboard cutouts of fans in the seats and pre-recorded cheers piped into stadiums – I wrote letters to 103 players (65 active and 38 retired) stuck at home like the rest of us. It was uncertain at the time whether there would even be a 2020 season, and I was wondering if the COVID-19 pandemic made these athletes appreciate the game more

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