{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62965cf1b3afd700123d5344/63f7eebed6d5970011611ec1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Spring Training games! The World Baseball Classic! And more!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62965cf1b3afd700123d5344/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Actual baseball games are right around the corner!</p><p><br></p><p>The Toronto Blue Jays will make their Grapefruit League debut on Saturday when Yusei Kikuchi takes the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The World Baseball Classic is also starting in a few weeks, so it'll be baseball galore.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We talked about the interesting things to watch for in Spring Training and also how the WBC could be improved. We also looked back at some leftover topics from the off-season, such as next year's Hall of Fame ballot and Major League Baseball expansion and realignment.</p>","author_name":"The Nation Network"}