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**FILE** Workers paint a logo on the grass near the front stretch during preparation for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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**FILE** Col. Jacob Ruppert smiles on at his New York Yankees as he watches them in workout at St. Petersburg, Fla., March 16, 1937. (AP Photo)

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**FILE** Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson, right, talks with general manager Mike Rizzo, left, prior to a Nationals baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Washington, Friday, July 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Ryan Zimmerman tosses his bat after striking out to end the sixth inning in the Nationals' loss. (Associated Press photo)

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**FILE** Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson works with Washington Nationals batting coach Rick Eckstein during batting practice before a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)