where do the orioles play spring training?
Baltimore
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 In the 1990s , Orioles ' owner Peter Angelos lobbied the United States Government to gain permission to hold this series for three years . Various politicians , including members of the United States House of Representatives , opposed the idea and attempted to block the series . Eventually , Angelos secured the approval in 1999 , after a change in United States foreign policy to Cuba under President Bill Clinton , which eased travel restrictions and increased cultural exchange . 

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 The Orioles won the first game , which was held in Havana , by a score of 3 – 2 in extra innings . The Cuban national team defeated the Orioles 12 – 6 in the second game , which was held in Baltimore . The series introduced José Contreras to the American baseball audience ; Contreras defected from Cuba in 2002 to pitch in MLB . The United States and Cuba now compete with each other and other nations in the World Baseball Classic . 

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 On September 11 , Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis met with representatives from four of the top teams in each of the two major leagues . The group gave home field to the AL for World Series Games 1 & 2 ( scheduled for October 2 & 3 ) and 6 & 7 , while the NL would host Games 3 – 5 . Each game was to start at 1 : 30 PM local time . 

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 The Nationals Park baseball park in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington , D.C. , the home ballpark for the Washington Nationals , offers a sandwich prepared with a half @-@ smoke , Maryland crab dip and Virginia ham called " The DMV " as part of its concessions . It was reported in August 2014 that Byrd Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park , Maryland planned to offer a large 1 @.@ 5 pound soft pretzel baked with crab dip and melted cheese that serves four people as part of its concessions . Byrd Stadium also offers other foods prepared with crab , such as nachos and " crab fries " . 

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 The 67th anniversary of Jackie Robinson 's debut was celebrated at Historic Dodgertown , where Robinson and teammates used to spend their spring training preparing for the upcoming season for the Dodgers . Owned by former Dodger owner Peter O 'Malley , Historic Dodgertown hosted the 2014 celebration by putting on a minor league exhibition game . Also , four games – Atlanta at Philadelphia , Cleveland at Detroit , Tampa Bay at Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs at the New York Yankees – were postponed due to a rainstorm that plagued much of the eastern USA . 
