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MLB podcast: Reactions from Opening Week, dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

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Welcome to Expand the Zone, theScore's weekly MLB podcast hosted by Jonah Birenbaum and Michael Bradburn.

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Topics in this edition include:

  • Can MLB navigate its first in-season COVID-19 outbreak?
  • How many World Series do the Dodgers win with Mookie Betts?
  • Does Justin Verlander's injury put the Astros in peril?
  • Is the new extra-innings rule here to stay?
  • Could the expanded postseason have been handled differently?
  • As well as notable early season performances from:
    • Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani
    • Rays slugger Ji-Man Choi
    • Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel
    • White Sox rookie Luis Robert
    • Rockies reliever Daniel Bard
    • Mets star Yoenis Cespedes

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