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Selig's push to contract MLB teams deepens amid union talks
The league eyes contraction with Montreal Expos as a top target and hints at pairing teams for elimination, depending on an arbitrator's July ruling on owners' rights. If approved, two of 30 clubs could depart in 2003, reshaping divisions and schedules as Selig contemplates time-zone realignment and league balance.
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