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Major League Baseball is back: These videos will get you hyped for the 2020 season

Screengrab courtesy of MLB Twitter video.

The wait is finally over.

Baseball fans are rejoicing over the arrival of Thursday’s Opening Day — even if it comes on the hellscape known as the coronavirus pandemic.

Major League Baseball teams are geared up for the shortened 60-game season, one that features multiple changes on and off the field aimed at keeping both players and fans safe.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci will help jumpstart the 2020 season by tossing out the first pitch in the World Series champion Washington Nationals’ home opener against the New York Yankees

Some teams’ social media gurus are going big or going home in order to hype up their fans on Twitterverse.

Here are some of the best.

The New York Yankees are among the favorites to take the shortened season thanks to their deep bullpen and talented pitching rotation.

Fresh off making a 12-year, $365 million extension to star outfielder Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to dominate the NL West with some of the strongest arms in the game.

If Don Draper narrating a story doesn’t get you hyped up for baseball, nothing will.

Finally, after months of waiting, the boys of summer are back.

Games begin Thursday evening on ESPN, starting with the Yankees at Nationals at 7 p.m. ET followed by the San Francisco Giants at Dodgers at 10 p.m. ET.

This story was originally published July 23, 2020 at 4:02 PM with the headline "Major League Baseball is back: These videos will get you hyped for the 2020 season."

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TJ Macias
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren
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