Emma Baccellieri, Sports Illustrated writer, on MLB Return Health Concerns & Other 2020 Season Worries

Sports Illustrated staff writer, Emma Baccellieri, answers Drew and
Stoeten's call (surprisingly) to (unsurprisingly) answer questions
about health concerns in a shortened 2020 MLB season (12:30).
Drawing from her myriad conversations with epidemiologists about
the subject, Emma presents what issues Major League Baseball could
face by having teams play in their home ballpark, compared to
competing in a controlled environment a la the NBA. What issues are
associated with increased roster sizes (22:30) and players
traveling to other venues (24:00)? The guys express concern over
multiple Jays players and coaches contracting Covid, which begs the
question - what, if anything, would it take to derail the season
(30:00)? Is it possible players like Nate Pearson have their
service time manipulated (33:15)? Could players be classified as
essential workers (44:15)? To close, what silver lining is there to
all these questions (53:20)?Baccellieri's story:
https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/06/24/baseball-return-coronavirus-epidemiologist
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