Baseball has not been convicted of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act because
A) baseball is the national pastime.
B) baseball was the first sport to institute the Reserve Clause.
C) the Sherman Antitrust Act does not apply to sports.
D) baseball has been exempt from the Antitrust laws.

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Baseball has been exempt from the Antitrust laws due to a Supreme Court decision in 1922 known as the "Baseball Rule." This ruling established that baseball was not interstate commerce and therefore not subject to federal antitrust laws. The exemption has been upheld in subsequent court cases and continues to be in effect today.

Baseball Has Not Been Convicted of Violating the Sherman Antitrust