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Budweiser and Major League Baseball have launched a White House petition to have the league's opening day declared a national holiday. (Budweiser/Associated Press)

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Joe Torre, left, executive vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, and others arrive for a meeting about the new instant replay rules, at the spring training facility for the Houston Astros, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Joe Torre, executive vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, speaks during a media availability after a meeting about the new instant replay rules with team management from the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals, the Atlanta Braves, and the Detroit Tigers, at the spring training facility for the Houston Astros, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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In this May 16, 2013, photo, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig answers a question during a news conference at Major League Baseball headquarters in New York. Alex Rodriguez has accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball, the longest penalty in the sport's history related to performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez withdrew his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, Selig and the players' association to overturn his season-long suspension on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The notices of dismissal were filed in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Alex Rodriguez leaves the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Rodriguez has accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball, the longest penalty in the sport's history related to performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez withdrew his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig and the players' association to overturn his season-long suspension on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The notices of dismissal were filed in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file hoto, Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris, left, comes to the aid of pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) who was hit in the head by a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the effects of being hit in the head by line drives. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file hoto, Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris, left, comes to the aid of pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) who was hit in the head by a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the effects of being hit in the head by line drives. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)