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NL Cy Young winner Chris Sale throws 2 perfect innings for Atlanta in his spring debut • Feb. 22, 2025, 3:46 PM ET (AP)

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws 1st BP of spring training, taking a step toward possibly pitching • Feb. 15, 2025, 4:13 PM ET (AP)

Baseball welcomes another season, with most pitchers and catchers reporting Wednesday • Feb. 12, 2025, 6:59 PM ET (AP)

Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86 • Feb. 2, 2025, 2:47 PM ET (AP)

Ohtani's return to pitching could come in May for World Series champion Dodgers • Feb. 2, 2025, 11:09 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	National League of Professional Baseball Clubs • NL
Date	1876 - present
Areas Of Involvement	baseball • professionalism • World Series
Related People	Jackie Robinson • Roberto Clemente • Albert Pujols • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Miguel Cabrera • Yogi Berra • Greg Maddux • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Pete Rose • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Jim Thorpe • Barry Bonds • Nolan Ryan

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