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Ballpark Figures: The Unsung Heroes of Baseball

Ballpark Figures: The Unsung Heroes of Baseball

As the 2015 baseball season kicks off, The Takeaway is recognizing the players most crucial to the game who never swing a bat: Mascots, hot dog vendors, announcers, organists—and, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, sixth-inning sausage racers. Our series “Ballpark Figures: The Unsung Heroes of Baseball” profiles the off-field all stars who make the pageantry of America's pastime come alive.