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Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Barry Zito returned to Oakland Coliseum on Thursday to sing the national anthem ahead of his former team's final game in the stadium.
Zito's anthem opened a home game against the Texas Rangers that will mark the end of the Athletics' 57-year tenure in Oakland.
Zito pitched for the Athletics for the first seven seasons of his MLB career and won a Cy Young award with the team in 2002.
The Athletics are set to drop the name "Oakland" next season as the team prepares for its eventual move to Las Vegas.