COOPERSTOWN – The 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Game will be the last of the 68-year tradition, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. According to a press release from the Hall of Fame, it was the decision of Major League Baseball to end the in-season exhibition game. This year’s contest will feature the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, Monday, June 16 at Doubleday Field. “We are delighted to have the Cubs and Padres in Cooperstown for Father’s Day Weekend. They are two of the National League’s most exciting teams and will surely provide great entertainment,” said Hall of President Dale Petroskey. “We’re grateful to Major League Baseball for making an annual Hall of Fame Game possible for so many years, but we also understand their enormous scheduling challenge today, which makes continuing this exhibition game impossible.” “Given the complexities of the Major League schedule and all its inherent challenges, it has become increasingly difficult in recent years to find a suitable date and make the proper arrangements for two clubs to participate in the Hall of Fame Game during the regular season,” said Major League Baseball President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy.
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