San Diego Padres

The Swinging Friar, the mascot for the San Diego Padres, poses for a photo in front of the players enrolled in their new training complex during the opening ceremony of the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The players, who are housed in the new facility, will learn English language, take computer classes and get acclimated to what life in professional baseball is like before they can play in the Minor and Major Leagues. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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San Diego Padres chairman John Moores, right, Dominican Sports Minister Felipe Payano, center, and U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robert Fannin, cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Padres' training complex in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The team built the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park, at a cost of US$ 8 million, which will help them develop and sign players from Latin America. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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Dave Winfield, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and San Diego Padres vice president, catches the first throw made by Dominican Sports Minister Felipe Payano, unseen, during the opening of the Padres' training complex in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The team built the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park, at a cost of US$ 8 million, which will help them develop and sign players from Latin America. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson speaks during the opening of the Padres' training complex in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The team built the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park, at a cost of US$ 8 million, which will help them develop and sign players from Latin America. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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Players enrolled in the new San Diego Padres training complex warm up during a practice after the opening ceremony of the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The players, who are housed in the new facility, will learn English language, take computer classes and get acclimated to what life in professional baseball is like before they can play in the Minor and Major Leagues. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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Players enrolled in the new San Diego Padres training complex, enter the field to participate in the opening ceremony of the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The players, who are housed in the new facility, will learn English language, take computer classes and get acclimated to what life in professional baseball is like before they can play in the Minor and Major Leagues. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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San Diego Padres chairman John Moores, left, speaks as Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, center, and executive vice president Jeff Overton listen, during the opening of the Padres' training complex in Najayo, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The team built the Padres Dominican Republic Baseball Park, at a cost of US$ 8 million, which will help them develop and sign players from Latin America. (AP Photo/Ricardo Rojas)

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Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels throws in the first inning of a baseball game with the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Philadelphia. Hamels pitched 7 1/3 innings allowing five hits, two runs and striking out six. The Phillies won 7-4. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz scores a run on a sacrifice fly by Jayson Werth while San Diego Padres' Josh Bard looks to the outfield in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 7-4. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, signals to the bullpen while Greg Maddux, center, looks at the ball before being lifted in the seventh inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Philadelphia. At right is catcher Josh Bard. The Phillies won 7-4. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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