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Lorenzo Cain opts out - Lone Star Ball
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Nick Markakis retires after 15 years with Braves, Orioles, WJHL
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List of MLB players who opted out of 2020 season and why
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How Every MLB Team Should Handle Its Own Free Agents, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Not in Hall of Fame - Nick Markakis Retires
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As the Coronavirus Halts Teams, Cain, Céspedes, and Others Opt Out
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Braves' Spring Training strugglers
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Nick Markakis opts out of the 2020 season with Braves
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Marcell_Ozuna
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Full List Of MLB Players Opting Out Of 2020 Season — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Building an MLB Contender: How Every ALDS and NLDS Roster Was Constructed, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Braves' Nick Markakis opts out of 2020 season, says conversation with Freddie Freeman was eye-opening
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Nick Markakis Opts Back Into MLB Season, 'Felt Like I Needed To Be Out There
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Nick Markakis - Wikipedia
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