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STAY SHARP

When Rockies manager Bud Black addressed his team for the final time before they departed spring training in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, he left his players with a simple message.

“Go back home (and) stay sharp, because you don’t know when it’s coming back,” Black said. “Don’t over-train, but do it in a practical way knowing that you’re going to have probably at least three weeks to get ready for a season now.

“Our message is sort of, ‘Do what you would do in a normal January to get ready for a February spring training start… Turn the

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