Sweet Music
Trumpet player Jim Doepke is believed to be the only person to have performed the national anthem at all 30 MLB stadiums.

Thirteen years ago, when I was only a few seasons into my career as a sportswriter, I took my seat in the press box in Viera, Fla., for a Nationals spring training game against I don’t remember who. I remember nothing…
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