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Auction winner joins Nationals' grounds crew

WASHINGTON -- Lawrence Fung won the big prize, so now he gets to do the chores.

Tuesday, Fung, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, served as an honorary member of the Nationals' grounds crew, his prize for winning an auction at Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings.

"I have not been told what I'm going to be doing yet, but hopefully I'll get to pull a base out of the ground, sweep the field or maybe even dance on the infield," said Fung before the game.

The proceeds of the auction benefit the LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's leading lung cancer nonprofit organization.