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New York City will play host to the 79th Midsummer Classic, which will be held at Yankee Stadium on July 15.
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BALLPARKS
The Yankees and Mets say farewell to their longtime homes, while the Nationals open a home of their own.
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FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
The Tampa Rays will have the first pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, live at MLB.com on June 5-6.
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HALL OF FAME
Relief pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage and five managers and executives will be inducted on July 27 in Cooperstown.
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OPENING DAY
All 30 Major League teams got the ball rolling across the United States -- and for the third time, in Japan.
It's baseball's most special and exciting month, as eight teams vie to become champions of the 103rd World Series.
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Major League Baseball honors the trailblazer's legacy on April 15, the 61st anniversary of his big league debut.
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MILESTONES
2008 Milestones
Ken Griffey Jr. and Manny Ramirez eye homer history, while John Smoltz notched his 3,000th strikeout.
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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Sixteen nations spanning six continents will gather in March 2009 for the second international tournament.
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MITCHELL REPORT
Former Sen. George Mitchell issued his study on perfomance-enhancing drugs in baseball on Dec. 13, 2007.
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SPRING TRAINING
Baseball headed south for the winter as all 30 clubs prepared for the 2008 campaign in Arizona and Florida.
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CIVIL RIGHTS GAME
The Mets edged the White Sox in the second annual Civil Rights Game, sponsored by AutoZone, in Memphis.
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OPENING SERIES
For the third time, the Major League Baseball season began in Japan as the A's and Red Sox met at the Tokyo Dome.
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CHINA SERIES
Major League Baseball continued to expand its global reach by heading to the Far East for two Dodgers-Padres Spring Training contests in China.
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CARIBBEAN SERIES
The Licey Tigres won their 10th Caribbean Series title, the Dominican Republic's 17th since 1970.
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