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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger the dinosaur in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger the dinosaur in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger, front,and his father, Dug, in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger, front,and his father, Dug, in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger the dinosaur wears a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo
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Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger the dinosaur in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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