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MLB Star Ian Desmond Opts Out of MLB 2020 Season
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Ian Desmond joins MLB players opting out of 2020 season
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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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Ian Desmond opts out of 2021 season for Rockies
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Ian Desmond, Major League Baseball, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Ex-National Ian Desmond announces retirement - Federal Baseball
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Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of the 2020 MLB season
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Ian Desmond and Ryan Zimmerman the latest MLB players to opt out of the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns – The Virginian-Pilot
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Jeff Bridich on Trevor Story, Ian Desmond, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon
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Colorado Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of MLB season; calls for change
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Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, Rockies' Ian Desmond among first players to opt out of 2020 MLB season - The Boston Globe
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Rockies' Desmond first MLB player to opt out of 2021 season publicly
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Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of 2020 MLB season
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Rockies' Ian Desmond opts out of 2021 season 'for now
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Not likely, but possible that Nationals sign Ian Desmond to contract extension - NBC Sports