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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MAY 09: Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his third inning solo home run to reach 2000 career RBI's while playing the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 09, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media during an announcement between MLB and MGM Resorts International at the Office of the Commissioner on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: Rachel Robinson and Sonya Panke attend the Jackie Robinson Centennial Photo Exhibit Premiere at Museum of the City of New York on January 31, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation, Inc.)

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DETROIT, MI - APRIL 19: Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers and Albert Pujols #5 and Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim talk in centerfield prior to the start of the game at Comerica Park on April 19, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Angels 5-2. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 20: Mariners special assistant advisor Ichiro Suzuki laughs in the dugout during the game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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(Original Caption) 9/18/1919- Team photograph of the Chicago White Sox, the team that was involved in the Chicago Black Sox scandal. BPA2# 4673

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BIDDEFORD, ME - MARCH 13: A Pi Day pie from Reilly's Bakery in Biddeford at Biddeford High School in Biddeford, ME on Friday, March 13, 2015. (Photo by Whitney Hayward/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

MLB history: Celebrating Pi Day throughout the game

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- APRIL 21: Miguel Sano #22 of the Minnesota Twins talks with Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers on April 21, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Tigers 6-3. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: James Hetfield (R) and Robert Trujillo of Metallica play Enter Sandman to honor New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in a pregame ceremony during interleague play against the San Francisco Giants on September 22, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. Rivera was honored by the New York Yankees today with Mariano Rivera Day. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - February 19: Los Angeles Dodgers' Joe Kelly during photo day at Camelback Ranch Stadium on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

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DYERSVILLE, IA - MAY 26: General view of the Field of Dreams movie site entrance prior to the unveiling of the Baseball Hall of Fame Traveling Exhibit on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville, Iowa. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the first inning during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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(FILE PHOTO: Date Unknown) MLB Baseball - Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams in the cockpit of a plane as a member of the Marine Air Corps. (Photo by Sporting News/Sporting News via Getty Images)

MLB History: Players to homer in four different decades

DETROIT, MI - MAY 25: Manager Jim Leyland #10 (jacket) of the Detroit Tigers stands on the field with (L-R) Doug Fister #58, Torii Hunter #48 and Omar Infante #4 during the game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on May 25, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. The Twins defeated the Tigers 3-2. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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MILWAUKEE - 1961. Warren Spahn with the Milwaukee Braves appears on this collectors phonograph record in 1961. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

MLB History: The all-time workhorses for each team

Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Bob Friend is shown here wearing his glove as he poses for picture.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Bob Friend: What might have been

CHICAGO, IL - CIRCA 1960's: Outfielder Curt Flood #21 of the St. Louis Cardinal poses for this picture in the outfield before Major League Baseball game against the Chicago Cubs during a mid circa 1960's at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Flood played for the Cardinals from 1958-69. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Opening the Floodgates: From Curt Flood to Enes Kanter

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 5: A moment of silence for Jerry Moses is held before the Opening Day game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays on April 5, 2018 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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BOSTON, MA - JUNE 27: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim reacts before a game against the Boston Red Sox on June 27, 2018 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels: Where Mike Trout Ranks Among the All Time Greats

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 25: Three Cincinnati Reds hats are seen in the dugout during the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, July, 25, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos)

Cincinnati Reds forgotten stars: Remembering Hugh Nicol

American baseball player George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948) known as 'Babe' Ruth. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

New York Yankees purchased Babe Ruth 99 years ago today

BOSTON - JUNE 25: Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez point to each other after Manny's catch to end the seventh inning. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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(Original Caption) Los Angeles Dodgers' catcher John Roseboro suffered a cut on top of his head in 3rd inning during a bat swinging fight with San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal. It was believed that Marichal got angry when Roseboro fired the ball to close to his head while returning it to pitcher Sandy Koufax. On deck batter Giant Tito Fuentes (partially out of picture- right) pulls Roseboro away while Marichal wields bat at Koufax while umpire Shag Crawford and Giant coach Charlie Fox try to break it up.

MLB: The Definitive List of Big League Brawls

Group shot of the 1919 White Sox. They would after this year be known as the "Black Sox Scandal" team, due to the allegation that eight members of the team accepted bribes to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. These eight players, pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams, first baseman Charles "Chick" Gandil, shortstop Charles "Swede"Risberg, third baseman George "Buck" Weaver, outfielders Joe "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and Oscar "Happy" Felsch, and pinch hitter Fred McMullin, were banned from the game of baseball for life.

In 2019 the League Will Once Again Come Face to Face with the Black Sox Scandal

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 9: Aaron Judge #99 and Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees are seen in the dugout prior to the start of Game 4 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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