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Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

This is the last chapter in the series, Bad Sports,

where I detail sports related crimes.

So far, we've covered hockey, soccer, and bodybuilding.

But I couldn't let this series end.

Without discussing a case centered around America's favorite pastime, baseball.

Every year, when springtime rolls around,

baseball fans become excited to head out to the ballfields to watch their favorite players.

There's nothing like sitting in the stadium on a warm summer day with a cold drink and a hot dog

while rooting your team on to victory.

It's a popular pastime for Americans,

with approximately 70 million fans attending major league games each year.

But over the years, some teams have found ticket sales somewhat lackluster.

Whether this was due to the team having a few bad years in a row,

resulting in fans losing hope for a winning season,

or a turn in the economy that had spectators staying home,

or any other reason,

team owners and management had to come up with creative ways to fill the seats.

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