FILE - Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein speaks to reporters during the 27th annual Chicago Cubs baseball convention, in Chicago, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - New York Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias celebrates on the field after the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League baseball playoff series, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

FILE - Former New York Yankees' Bernie Williams performs the national anthem before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sept. 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

FILE - Former Oakland Athetics pitcher Barry Zito sings the national anthem before the Athletics play the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 26, 2024. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

FILE - Former Seattle Mariners player Ken Griffey Jr. arrives during the induction ceremony for former pitcher Félix Hernández into the Mariners Hall of Fame, Aug. 12, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Former Cincinnati Reds player Bronson Arroyo throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers, July 15, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FILE - Chicago White Sox's Yoan Moncada holds a bat in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres, March 9, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Umpire Joe West during a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)