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Baseball fans arrive at Joker Marchant Stadium in the pouring rain for an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies that was called due to rain in Lakeland, Fla., on March 6, 2014.GENE J. PUSKAR/The Associated Press

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Ray Raymond, of Centerline, Mich., climbs to the seats under cover as rain falls at Joker Marchant Stadium before an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland, Fla., on March 6, 2014.GENE J. PUSKAR/The Associated Press

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Randy and Belinda Borowicz, right, of Lennon, Mich., and Dominic DiPopi, left, and his mother Karen, of Sylvania, Ohio, wait in the rain at Joker Marchant Stadium for an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland, Fla., on March 6, 2014. The game was called due to rain.GENE J. PUSKAR/The Associated Press

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Baseball fans walk in the rain inside Joker Marchant Stadium while waiting for an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies that was called due to rain in Lakeland, Fla., on March 6, 2014.GENE J. PUSKAR/The Associated Press

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With the field covered and rain falling, a woman walks through a tunnel from her seat at Joker Marchant Stadium before an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland, Fla., on March 6, 2014.GENE J. PUSKAR/The Associated Press

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Two women take shelter from rain under an umbrella before a scheduled exhibition baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins on March 6, 2014, in Fort Myers, Fla.STEVEN SENNE/The Associated Press

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Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer, right, sits in the dugout with teammates during a heavy rain before a scheduled exhibition baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 6, 2014, in Fort Myers, Fla.STEVEN SENNE/The Associated Press

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An usher wears a rain poncho as wind kicks up, storm clouds move in and Miami Marlins' Rafael Furcal leaves the field after playing in an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla. A rain delay was called in the eighth inning with the score 0-0.JEFF ROBERSON/The Associated Press

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Miami Marlins pitcher Sam Dyson runs off the field as heavy rain falls causing a delay in an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning on March 6, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla.JEFF ROBERSON/The Associated Press

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Members of the Roger Dean Stadium grounds crew struggle with a tarp as rain halts an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning on March 6, 2014, in Jupiter, Fla.JEFF ROBERSON/The Associated Press

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