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Bryce Harper embraces role model players Masataka Yoshida
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Tyler Milliken ⚾️ on X: Masataka Yoshida gets to meet his favorite player Bryce Harper tonight. Yoshida named his dog after Harper and also wore 34 because of him in Japan. Should
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I was a little nervous meeting him': Masataka Yoshida finally got to meet his favorite player, Bryce Harper
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Boston Red Sox' Masataka Yoshida Finally Gets to Meet Bryce Harper - Fastball
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Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida has another favorite player besides Bryce Harper
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Masataka Yoshida, 'a baseball rat', eager to meet favorite player Bryce Harper - The Athletic
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Bryce Harper embraces role model players Masataka Yoshida
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Phillies vs. Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida finally meets idol Bryce Harper – NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Masataka Yoshida, Xander Bogaerts and more fantasy baseball Winter Meeting winners and losers - The Athletic
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Masataka Yoshida meets his idol Bryce Harper
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Masataka Yoshida's surge is fueling Red Sox, fantasy rosters, Circling the Bases
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They Should Be Teammates”: Boston Red Sox's Japanese Superstar Melts the World With Rare Bryce Harper Interaction - EssentiallySports
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Masataka Yoshida is playing like his idol Bryce Harper, Talkin' Baseball