Batter Up! Baseball, soundtrack of summer, is back – sort of

Major League Baseball is ready to start its most bizarre season ever. The virus-delayed opening day is set for Thursday night when the World Series champion Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees. No fans will be permitted at Nationals Park, part of the safety protocols put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of actual fans, cardboard cutouts will be placed in many seats to fill them. Sound effects will be added at stadiums and on television and radio broadcasts to simulate