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Baseball makes pitch for Olympics

Olympic Rings by Tom Singer
After having been part of Olympic lineups since 1992, baseball was excluded from the slate for the 2012 Games in London. It is seeking reinstatement for the 2016 Olympics, which will be held in Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo.
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