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Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart (16) smiles following a bullpen session during spring training baseball, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Facility in Goodyear, Ariz. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

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As MLB ponders post-virus season, players worry about health
March 30, 2020 4:46 p.m.

As MLB ponders post-virus season, players worry about health

As Major League Baseball and the players' union contemplate various ways to create a schedule for whenever the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart raised a concern that is surely shared by others around the sport: Could trying to cram in games, and maybe extend the season into late November or December, lead to injuries?