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MLB players begin reporting for tests as first workouts near

Most players underwent a battery of health checks, not only for COVID-19 but also for any other lingering ailments from spring training.
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Coors Field on April 4, 2019 in Denver.

Baseball players began reporting to their teams Wednesday in the most significant step yet as MLB presses ahead with its plan for a 60-game sprint of a season.

Most players underwent a battery of health checks, not only for COVID-19 but also for any other lingering ailments from spring training, ahead of planned workouts beginning Friday and Saturday.

And one thing was clear: Despite rising numbers of positive tests and some players opting out, most players and executives are bullish about the season taking place in just a few weeks.

Read the full AP story here

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