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Ian Desmond joins MLB players opting out of 2020 season
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Ian Desmond's $15M Contract Option for 2022 Season Reportedly Declined by Rockies, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Rockies' Ian Desmond Opts Out Of Season And Forgoes $5.6 Million Salary. Here's What We Can Learn From His Powerful Post About Racism, Sexism And Homophobia.
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Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of season and forgoes $5.6 million salary due to COVID risks
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Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of season and forgoes $5.6 million salary due to COVID risks
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Coronavirus timeline: Looking back on the spread of COVID-19 in Colorado
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Baseball's minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons due to coronavirus
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Rockies' Ian Desmond says baseball is 'failing' minorities - ESPN
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Rockies' Ian Desmond rips MLB culture, shares angst about race in opt-out message
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Baseball's minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons due to coronavirus
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Ian Desmond opts out of 2021 season for Rockies
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Coronavirus timeline: Looking back on the spread of COVID-19 in Colorado
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Ian Desmond: Contract with Rockies doesn't make much sense - Sports Illustrated
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Giants' Buster Posey opts out of MLB season after he and his wife adopt newborn twins - The Washington Post