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FILE - Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, of Puerto Rico, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. She's already a celebrity in Puerto Rico. Her name appeared on billboards after her win in Tokyo. She had a parade in her honor and met some of the country's biggest names. She appreciated all the attention but now is eager to get back to work of winning more gold medals. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Hurdler Camacho-Quinn cherishes Olympic gold for Puerto Rico

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FILE - Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco walks to the dugout after striking out Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, in this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo. The Cleveland Indians have agreed to trade four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)
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FILE - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright smiles after throwing a simulated inning during baseball practice at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, in this Sunday, July 5, 2020, file photo. Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Adam Wainwright wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award

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Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado picks up a ground ball in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Jose Osuna celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher Aaron Civale during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Indians' playoff positioning hurt by 8-0 loss to Pirates

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Patrons at the Big Star Wrigleyville restaurant Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, are seated in a social distant manner on West Patterson Ave., across from Wrigley Field during a baseball game between the Cubs and St Louis Cardinals in Chicago. The pandemic has been especially hard on businesses that rely on ballpark traffic, eliminating crowds at major league games, and leading to rules that limit the amount of people they can have inside their doors at the same time. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
As MLB plays on, the businesses it feeds fight for survival

By Will Graves Sep. 15, 2020 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept, 9, 2020, file photo, a couple walk past Mike's Beer Bar, across the street from PNC Park, after a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Small businesses around PNC Park and other downtown stadiums across Major League Baseball are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced MLB to ban fans from attending games during the truncated 2020 seasons. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
On the North Shore, a revitalized neighborhood goes quiet

By Will Graves Sep. 15, 2020 10:48 AM EDT

Houston Astros right fielder George Springer leaps but misses the ball for a two-run home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish, of Japan, throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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An image of the Pittsburgh Pirates Parrot mascot is mixed in with other cutout spectators in the stands behind home plate at PNC Park before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole looks into the stands, empty except for a handful of media, during a baseball summer training camp workout Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1941, file photo, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball commissioner, throws out the first ball, formally opening the 1941 World Series featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 1, 1941. New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia is at right. Landis' name and image are on the National League and American League Most Valuable Player trophies. (AP Photo, File)
MLB stars say it's time to pull Landis name off MVP plaques

By Ben Walker Jun. 30, 2020 10:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 2015, file photo, fans at a Wrigley Rooftops' building down the right-field line outside Wrigley Field watch players during the first inning of a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs in Chicago. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. Instead, fans hoping to see a game in person will be have to settle for pressing their faces up against hotel windows, squinting through metal grates or climb to rooftops when baseball returns this month in otherwise empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)
New knotholes: Good MLB views, if fans know where to look

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 28, 2020 02:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton addresses the media after a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Bradenton, Fla. Shelton can't wait to get around his players, and not just because the first-year Pirates manager can show off his new pair of Jordans. Shelton is in a tight spot as he tries to get up to speed quickly with an organization he's been a part of for less than seven months.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
He'll manage; Pirates' Shelton navigating roller coaster

By Will Graves Jun. 26, 2020 02:38 AM EDT

Light stands from a baseball field being built near the Field of Dreams movie site, rear, are seen, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Dyersville, Iowa. Major League Baseball is building the field a few hundred yards down a corn-lined path from the famous movie site in eastern Iowa but unlike the original, it's unclear whether teams will show up for a game this time as the league and its players struggle to agree on plans for a coronavirus-shortened season. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules

By Ben Walker Jun. 24, 2020 02:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Patrick McEnroe speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says in a video posted on social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus. McEnroe, younger brother of eight-time major champion John, said he did a drive-through test in upstate New York after developing what he called "minor symptoms" about 10 days ago. Patrick McEnroe said: "The good news is I feel fine. My symptoms have passed. I feel, really, 100 percent." (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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