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MLB's 2020 Season Could Potentially Share Similarities with Its
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Spencer Torkelson Named to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
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Like the Brewers, other notable playoff teams with losing records
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List of Houston Astros seasons - Wikipedia
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A look at all 16 potential World Series matchups – The Denver Post
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MLB strike in 1981 could guide baseball's coronavirus return
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Baseball Is Trying to Get More Exciting—But Hitting Is Near Historic
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Arizona close to World Series, and Brewers 'reverse curse' still alive
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Weird & Wild: Altuve! Schwarber! Domínguez! Plus an epic position
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Longest win streaks to begin a season
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M.L.B. Expands Playoffs for 2020 Season - The New York Times
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Best baseball teams that missed the postseason