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‘A really hard pill to swallow’: FAU baseball seniors disappointed by short-lived season

For some FAU baseball players, the pandemic puts their MLB dreams on hold — but they’re OK with it.

Through 16 games, second baseman Francisco Urbaez hit two home runs with nine RBIs while batting a .292 average. Photo by Alex Liscio.

Senior second baseman Francisco Urbaez didn’t expect to have his last practice in the middle of March. It was supposed to be in May — until the season ended because of coronavirus.

“It was a sad day because everyone kind of knew about the situation,” Urbaez said. “So we just went out there and had a lot of fun.