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Tampa Bay Rays' Pete Fairbanks, right, celebrates with catcher Christian Bethancourt after a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, July 31, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II Stock
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Tampa Bay Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt celebrates with relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks (29) after they defeated the Texas Rangers during a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP
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Photos: Rays top Rangers 5, 3
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Rays acquire catcher Christian Bethancourt from A's
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Tampa Bay Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt (14) hugs pitcher Pete Fairbanks after the team's 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (
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Photos: Rays top Rangers 5, 3
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Photos: Rays top Rangers 5, 3
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Jose Siri, Christian Bethancourt homer as Rays beat Rangers
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