They are limited to only cardboard cutouts inside Petco Park, but outside, Padre fever can be heard loud and clear this season.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
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Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully set to enter the social media world
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‘I think he’d want us to do more’: Astros protest injustice by boycotting game on Jackie Robinson Day
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