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BenFred: Baseball, the sport that never really stops, takes its reluctant place on the shelf

JUPITER, Fla. — That’s all, folks.

The sport that never really stops has been told to take its ball and go home.

None of that wink-wink, nudge-nudge stuff, either.

Get out of here, baseball. Go on. Get.

We knew the COVID-19 pandemic had canceled spring training, and pushed back opening day, and put all of our American sports contests on pause indefinitely.

But baseball?

We knew it wouldn’t really stop.

At least we thought we knew.

Major League Baseball was one of the last sports to shutter due to coronavirus concerns, fretting over pulling the plug on meaningless exhibition games while other three-letter leagues grounded regular seasons.