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MLB Broadcasters Face New Reality If Season Begins

If we do get Major League Baseball in 2020, the voices you hear coming through your television or radio will probably be watching the game the same way you are: on a screen.

This unprecedented season brings along unprecedented working conditions for play-by-play broadcasters and color commentators everywhere. No crowd. No player interactions. And if their team is on the road, no game to broadcast in front of them. Broadcasters likely won't be traveling to away games this season.

To shed some light on the challenges ahead, Sports Illustrated spoke with Hall of Fame broadcaster and San Francisco Giants radio voice Jon Miller on what he's expecting from a season unlike any other.