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Today is Friday, March 12th, 2021.

And we begin with baseball's opening day, just a few weeks away, and one team going deep.

The Texas Rangers intend to celebrate the start of the new season by packing their stadium

to 100% capacity. That means on April 5th, for the first time in a year, anywhere in the US,

40,000 sports fans will sit shoulder to shoulder.

There is one condition, however, even though the state of Texas dropped its face covering requirement

as of Wednesday, the Rangers say no mask, no entry.

And after its splashy opening day festivities, the team will switch its seating system

back to one that reserves certain sections for those wanting to social distance.

One big name that promises to be in the Rangers crowd is former president George Bush.

He said as much in a just release pro vaccination ad featuring four of the five living ex presidents.

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