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Barry Maddox sprays thick layers of snow and ice off the seats of Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 19, 2013. Crews used high-pressure heated water to clean snow and ice from the seats of the baseball field in preparation for the Minnesota Twins' opening day baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on April 1.
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San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval reacts at home after hitting his third home run of the game during the fifth inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in San Francisco. Read the full story.
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Pitcher Sergio Romo of the San Francisco Giants reacts after the Giants defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park on Monday night. Read the full story.
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The San Francisco Giants celebrate after the final out in Game 7 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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New York Yankees' Nick Swisher and other teammates wait to congratulate Raul Ibanez after his game winning walk off solo home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the twelfth inning in Game 3 of their MLB ALDS baseball playoff series in New York, October 10, 2012. Read the full story.
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Pete Kozma and Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals run into the dugout as fans throw debris onto the field after an infield fly was called in the eighth inning against a ball hit by Andrelton Simmons of the Atlanta Braves during the National League Wild Card playoff game at Turner Field on October 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.
AP reports: In the Braves' eighth, with one out, runners on first and second, and the Cardinals leading 6-3, shortstop Andrelton Simmons popped up to shallow left field. Cards shortstop Pete Kozma ran into the outfield to make the play but veered off, apparently thinking the left fielder would make the play. The ball fell between them, but the left field umpire called the batter out on the infield fly rule.
Fans erupted in anger and threw debris on the field, forcing a delay of 18 minutes. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, played the rest of the game under protest. Read the full story.
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Atlanta Braves officials pick up trash on the field as security stand by during the eighth inning.
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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey celebrates with Cincinnati Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan after getting the final out of a no-hitter in a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The Reds won 1-0. Read the full story.
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Fans cheer as Atlanta Braves' Chipper Jones waves to the crowd after the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 in a baseball game to clinch at least a wild-card berth on Tuesday night.
AP reports: Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the Atlanta Braves back in the playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.
Freeman's dramatic drive off Mike Dunn clinched at least a National League wild-card berth for the Braves, who squandered a big lead in the wild-card race last year with a huge September collapse.
Longtime star Chipper Jones, who plans to retire at the end of the season, led off the ninth with a double. He moved to third on a wild pitch by Dunn (0-3) and scored when Freeman's 22nd homer easily cleared the center-field wall. "There was never any doubt," Jones said during the clubhouse celebration. "We knew that last year was somewhat of a fluke." Read the full story.
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Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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Center fielder Michael Saunders #55 of the Seattle Mariners (R) collides with right fielder Eric Thames #10 as they go for a fly ball hit by Paul Konerko #14 of the Chicago White Sox during the ninth inning at U.S. Cellular Field on August 24, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The ball was dropped and Dewayne Wise #28 of the Chicago White Sox scored the winning run. The White Sox defeated the Mariners 9-8. Continue reading the full story.
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Fans react as a bat from Tampa Bay Rays' Jose Molina flies into the stands near third base during the sixth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Florida, August 8, 2012.
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A.J. Burnett #34 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after giving up a single to Adrian Cardenas of the Chicago Cubs in the 8th inning, spoiling his no hit bid at Wrigley Field on July 31, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Continue reading the full story.
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A.J. Burnett #34 of the Pittsburgh Pirates (L) is hugged by Rod Barajas #26 after pitching a one-hit shut-out against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
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Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, right, dives to tag out Chicago White Sox's Orlando Hudson during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, July 13, 2012.
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Fans try to avoid a thrown bat by Seattle Mariners' Brendan Ryan against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game, Tuesday, June 19, 2012, in Phoenix.
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