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Political Theater, Episode 245

Teddy Roosevelt of the Racing Presidents mascots takes the field during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Sept. 29, 2021.
Teddy Roosevelt of the Racing Presidents mascots takes the field during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Sept. 29, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jason Dick
Posted April 7, 2022 at 12:49pm

Major League Baseball is back — and it’s got some cryptocurrency-sportsbook-monopoly-business baggage in its starting lineup.

District Fray’s Brandon Wetherbee joins Political Theater to discuss our new baseball order, weird public art, tobacco and booze advertising and whether the National Baseball Hall of Fame should just start over. 

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