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>>.

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THE MIAMI MARLINS NEWLY NAMED 
LOANDEPOT PARK.

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>> SUCH A BOOST FOR SPORTS FANS.
THE MIAMI MARLINS WERE ALMOST A 

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METAPHOR FOR BASEBALL'S BATTLE 
WITH COVID LAST YEAR.

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THEY GOT HEALTH AND SURGED INTO 
THE PLAYOFFS BUT THIS ALL 

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HAPPENED WITH NO FANS HERE.
THIS TIME IT IS GOING TO BE A 

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LITTLE DIFFERENT.
SOME OF THE SAFETY MEASURES IN 

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PLACE.
SIGNS ON SEATS SO YOU CAN SEE 

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WHERE YOU CAN SIT AND WHERE YOU 
CANNOT.

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BASEBALL DOING WHATEVER IT CAN 
OF BATS. CK TO NORMAL.

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>> DEEP LEFT CENTER FIELD, SEE 
YOU LATER. 

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>> Reporter: JUST ONE OF THE 
THRILLING REMINDERS THAT 

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BASEBALL IS BACK WITH ACTUAL 
FANS IN THE STANDS. 

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>> THE TIMES WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW 
WE ALL NEED STUFF TO LOOK 

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FORWARD TO. 
>> Reporter: AFTER A TURBULENT 

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START TO LAST YEAR'S PANDEMIC 
SHORTENED SEASON, BASEBALL HAD A

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LOW COVID CASE COUNT TO SPRING 
TRAINING.

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BUT THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS 
HAVE ALREADY HIT A STUMBLING 

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BLOCK.
FIVE PLAYERS OUT FOR OPENING DAY

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BECAUSE OF A POSITIVE TEST.
IN MIAMI MARLINS' CEO AND HALL 

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OF FAMER DEREK JETER KNOWS ALL 
TOO WELL ABOUT NAVIGATING COVID 

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OUTBREAKS AFTER 18 PLAYERS 
CONTRACTED COVID IN 20.

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DO YOU THINK THAT 2021 IS GOING 
TO BE MORE MANAGEABLE GETTING 

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FROM START TO FINISH?
>> DON'T JINX IT, MAN.

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I HOPE SO.
I'M HOPEFUL WITH THE RATE OF 

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VACCINATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT AT SOME POINT, 

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YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A
LITTLE BIT BACK TO SOME SENSE OF

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NORMALCY. 
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE LEAGUE 

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SNAPSHOTS OF PLAYERS GETTING 
VACCINATED.

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AND WITH MORE SHOTS COMES MORE 
FREEDOM.

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>> SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSEST
TO THE FIELD OF PLAY, WHEN THAT 

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PERCENTAGE REACHES 85% OF THOSE 
PEOPLE FULLY VACCINATED THEN A 

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LOT OF THE PROTOCOLS WE'VE HEARD
ABOUT OVER THE LAST YEAR WILL BE

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RELAXED. 
>> Reporter: IN TEXAS THE 

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RANGERS ALLOWING FULL CAPACITY 
FOR OPENING DAY.

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A MOVE FACING SHARP CRITICISM 
FROM SOME, LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN.

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>> I THINK IT IS NOT 
RESPONSIBLE. 

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>> Reporter: PLAYERS STILL NEED 
TO BE TESTED REGULARLY AND EVEN 

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SOME FANS.
AS FENWAY PARK IN BOSTON, 

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ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING 
ROBOTS PATROLLING THE GROUNDS 

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AND AT MIAMI'S LOANDEPOT PARK 
DRONES DROPPING DISINFECTN'T ON 

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SEATS AND PAVING THE WAY FOR 
MAJOR STORYLINES LIKE THE 

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DODGERS DOMINANCE AT THE YOUNG 
STABLE OF ARMS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

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>> ARE THE MARLINS GOING TO BE 
COMPETITIVE IN 2021?

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>> THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION 
FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A METS 

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QUESTION.
ANDING IS THAT QUESTION.

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WE ARE WILL BE COMPETITIVE. 
>> HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL EVERY 

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OPENING DAY BUT THIS TIME FEELS 
A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

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BASEBALL IS GOING TO BE DONATING
MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS WORTH

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OF TICKETS TO FRONT LINES AND 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

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WHEN YOU COME IN TO THE PARK YOU
HAVE TO WEAR YOUR MASK.

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BUT THAT IS WHAT IT COST IT RUE 
NO TO ENJOY THE GAMES AND IN 

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MIAMI IT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 80
DEGREES TODAY.

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IN CHICAGO THEY ARE LOOKING AT 
TEMPERATURES IN THE 30s.

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BUT JUST THIS SIGHT RIGHT HERE 
HAS TO WARM YOUR HEART. 

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>> SURE DOES.
>> AND WATCHING DEREK JETER AND