Emma Baccellieri, Sports Illustrated writer, on MLB Return Health Concerns & Other 2020 Season Worries Spin Rate: A show about the Toronto Blue Jays

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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