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Umpire Erich Bacchus works on coating the baseball with the Delaware River mud in the locker room, during this traditional pre-game ritual, as the Frederick Keys host the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, Md., Saturday, June 20, 2015. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Special for The Washington Times)

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