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Broadcaster's new reality: In an empty Oracle Park, calling Giants in Oakland
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St Paul Saints release plans for seating at CHS Field, virtual home opener - Twinkie Town
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Gautam Ghosh on X: The strange new reality in sports. As baseball returns to Taiwan, players are getting used to fake fans cardboard cutouts in the stands. / X
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Spring baseball is back in Sarasota and without a mask mandate for fans
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Benching COVID: Baseball fans return to California stadiums - CalMatters
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Sports teams are filling empty stadiums in a weird way during coronavirus - CNET
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Photos: Empty stands, masked players as baseball returns – Twin Cities
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Phillies fans turn Citizens Bank Park into '4 hours of hell' during Red October - WHYY
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MLB: No more 'fake crowd noise' as fans return for first time since March
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