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MLB announces A’s will open 2021 season at home against Astros

Just three days after releasing the schedule for its abbreviated 2020 season, Major League Baseball surprisingly released its 2021 schedule on Thursday, which includes the A’s hosting the sign-stealing Houston Astros to begin the season.

Typically, MLB doesn’t release the schedule for the following season until August. But, as the coronavirus pandemic has taught us, these aren’t normal times.

The Astros will visit the Oakland Coliseum to start 2021 in an intriguing April Fool’s Day season opener f. . .