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An update on a story about Washington Nationals fining Elijah Dukes

In my earlier post about the Washington Nationals fining Elijah Dukes, I asked people involved in little league to write the team and complain about the fine and the threat of  being demoted. The parents of the  little league team involved have raised enough money to pay his fine of $500.00. I commend them for doing this and hope they get some kind of apology from the Nationals organization.

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