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Artificial turf's popularity dwindles

The number of artificial turf playing fields in baseball has been steadily decreasing in the past 10 years. When PNC Park replaces Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh next year, it will bring the total number of artificial playing surfaces in baseball to six. Playing surfaces in 1990 compared with projections for 2001:

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