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Christian Yelich knows Major League Baseball stars are far from the only players who should be back on the field right now.
All across the country, high school kids who were ready for their baseball seasons to begin were forced to reckon with the notion that that was no longer possible. The coronavirus pandemic rendered the 2020 season unplayable.
That prompted Yelich to send a powerful letter to the seniors at his alma mater, Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, to share some encouragement for those who won't get to play their final season and the teammates they're leaving behind.