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The Twins identified their 60-man roster which includes a 40-man roster and 20-man taxi squad that will participate in the summer camp which starts this week at Target Field. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins are looking at many options that could include a 6-to-7 man starting pitching rotation.

No schedule has been released for the season yet. The Twins will face members of the American League and National League's Central Divisions when play begins on July 23rd.

The Twins announced that radio announcers Cory Provus and Dan Gladden won't be traveling to road games this season due to Covid-19. Instead the two will call the games on radio using a monitor. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Major League Baseball will have to overcome some serious hurdles to successfully complete the 2020 season under the looming specter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jay and Dave address some of the issues surrounding the season on this week's edition of "Ovie and The Franchise."

Twins baseball can be heard all season long on AM 1240 and FM 95.3, WJON.

Major League Baseball is planning a return in July with players reporting July 1st and regular season games beginning July 23 or 24. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the change to designated hitter in the National League is a good thing and he likes the idea of starting extra innings with a runner at 2nd base.

Major League Baseball owners took the option to implement a 60-game schedule to start approximately July 24 pending the approval of the players pending the approval of the health and safety protocol. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Twins Daily's Seth Stohs joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Tuesday to discuss the details of MLB's plan to get back on the field.

The current plan calls for players to report to their home stadiums beginning on July 1st for a second "spring training," with games set to begin on July 24th.

Major League Baseball owners' latest proposal hasn't been voted on by the players but that could change today. The players reportedly were going to vote Sunday but decided against that. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan says the players generally feel that that owners haven't been giving them good offers throughout this process.