The 2016 MLB season was a series of hellos and goodbyes

With the Chicago Cubs' World Series victory parade on Friday, it's official: Baseball season is over.
This year brought baseball fans highs and lows, as each season does. But in 2016, it felt like we said goodbye more often than usual, whether it was premature or a long time coming. With every goodbye came an equally potent hello.
Here's the story of the 2016 MLB season.
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Hello,the 2016 World Se